Description
Dazzling works on paper from a vast and celebrated collection
The Harvard Art Museums house one of the most significant collections of works on paper in North America. Among its many strengths are sheets by draftsmen of the French School, including notable masters such as Simon Vouet, Claude Lorrain, Nicolas Poussin, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Francois Boucher, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and Jean-Honore Fragonard. Following an introductory essay that charts the formation of this group of drawings, this catalogue provides thorough entries on more than 100 outstanding examples from the 16th to 18th century that encompass a range of genres and motifs-from landscapes and figure studies to historical and mythological scenes-many of which were produced for major commissions or mark key moments in the development of style and taste in early modern France. Alvin L. Clark Jr. marshals his decades-long engagement with these works, pairing a discerning eye with perceptive readings that deepen our understanding of the drawings and their makers.
Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums
About the Author
Alvin L. Clark Jr. is curator of the Horvitz Collection and Jeffrey E. Horvitz Research Curator Emeritus at the Harvard Art Museums. Edouard Kopp is the John R. Eckel Jr. Foundation Chief Curator at the Menil Drawing Institute and former Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings at the Harvard Art Museums.
Book Information
ISBN 9780300250916
Author Alvin L. Clark
Format Hardback
Page Count 356
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
The Harvard Art Museums house one of the most significant collections of works on paper in North America. Among its many strengths are sheets by draftsmen of the French School, including notable masters such as Simon Vouet, Claude Lorrain, Nicolas Poussin, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Francois Boucher, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and Jean-Honore Fragonard. Following an introductory essay that charts the formation of this group of drawings, this catalogue provides thorough entries on more than 100 outstanding examples from the 16th to 18th century that encompass a range of genres and motifs-from landscapes and figure studies to historical and mythological scenes-many of which were produced for major commissions or mark key moments in the development of style and taste in early modern France. Alvin L. Clark Jr. marshals his decades-long engagement with these works, pairing a discerning eye with perceptive readings that deepen our understanding of the drawings and their makers.
Distributed for the Harvard Art Museums
About the Author
Alvin L. Clark Jr. is curator of the Horvitz Collection and Jeffrey E. Horvitz Research Curator Emeritus at the Harvard Art Museums. Edouard Kopp is the John R. Eckel Jr. Foundation Chief Curator at the Menil Drawing Institute and former Maida and George Abrams Curator of Drawings at the Harvard Art Museums.
Book Information
ISBN 9780300250916
Author Alvin L. Clark
Format Hardback
Page Count 356
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
