Master of Pastel Portraiture in 18th-Century Europe

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D'ARNOULT (Dominica) Jean-Baptiste Perronneau 1715-1783 A portraitist in the Europe of the Enlightenment. Arthena, 2014. Paris 2015, quarto (32 x 24 cm), 448 pages with 440 illustrations including more than 168 in color. In the 18th century, the unprecedented vogue for portraiture, particularly in pastel, was dominated by two great figures: Maurice Quentin Delatour and Jean-Baptiste Perronneau. Received at the Academy in 1746, Perronneau excelled in this genre, knowing how to give his portraits the impression that they were created in the moment. He thus became one of the favorite painters of the public at the Salon du Louvre where his rivalry with Delatour was displayed for more than twenty years. Perronneau traveled to major French cities and foreign capitals to meet a clientele belonging to the great aristocracy as well as to the world of commerce and the arts. His portraits illustrate the society of a moving Enlightenment world. It was at the turn of the 20th century that the greatest collectors gave Perronneau the place he deserves. Contemporaries of the Impressionists, they were sensitive to the 'learned resemblance' of his figures, his vibrant touch and his talent as a colorist. Rich in more than four hundred illustrations of often unpublished works. Very fine copy. No shipping outside the European Union.