POUSSIN THE EARY YEARS IN ROME: THE ORIGINS OF FRENCH CLASSICISM
Illustrated by Nicolas Poussin
Published by Phaidon.Christie's. 1st. 1988
Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper. This work focuses on a crucial phase in Poussin's career, his early years in Rome. Accompanied by a complete catalogue of all the works he produced in this period, it provides and important reassessment of the founder of the classical school of European painting. Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine, blind title to front board. B/w and a few colour illustrations. 367 pages including index.
Boards are clean. Text block slightly grubby. A few pale foxspots to half-title page else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine and lightly scuffed, faint score marks where the book has been used as a firm surface to write on.
ISBN: 0714880655
Stock no. 1830989
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- ART
- BAROQUE
- CLASSICISM
