Claude III Audran, Arbiter of the French Arabesque /
Laux, Barbara
Claude III Audran, Arbiter of the French Arabesque / Barbara Laux. - 1 online resource (252 p.)
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Biography of Claude III Audran (1658–1734) -- 2. The French Arabesque as an Art Form, Audran as Master Ornamentalist , and His Initial Commissioned Works -- 3. Claude III Audran and Jean de La Fontaine’s Fables: Maintaining the Social Hierarchy -- 4. Attracting New Patrons in the Eighteenth Century -- 5. Claude III Audran’s Competitors and His Legacies -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index
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Claude III Audran, Arbiter of the French Arabesque is the first substantial biographical study of Claude III Audran, a late 17th- and early 18th-century master of ornament and a proponent of cutting-edge design who took inspiration from contemporary sources. This work investigates Audran’s accomplishments and the factors that impacted the longevity and arc of his successful career, taking into consideration the contextual variables that influenced and shaped his work. Audran’s achievements bridge an important period with the eclipse of the Guild Maîtrise and the rise of the Académie royale. Audran subcontracted young artists, such as Watteau, Lancret, and Desportes, in order to circumvent restrictions on guild practice enacted by the crown. Looking at his commissions not only reveals the elite taste of his patrons, including Louis XIV, but also Audran’s ability to use elements from popular culture to animate his arabesques, which created hallmarks of rococo interior design.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9789048556984
10.1515/9789048556984 doi
AUP Wetenschappelijk.
Amsterdam University Press.
Art and Material Culture.
Early Modern Studies.
History, Art History, and Archaeology.
ARCHITECTURE / Decoration & Ornament.
French, Eighteenth century, Interior Design, Arabesque.
745.092
Claude III Audran, Arbiter of the French Arabesque / Barbara Laux. - 1 online resource (252 p.)
Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Biography of Claude III Audran (1658–1734) -- 2. The French Arabesque as an Art Form, Audran as Master Ornamentalist , and His Initial Commissioned Works -- 3. Claude III Audran and Jean de La Fontaine’s Fables: Maintaining the Social Hierarchy -- 4. Attracting New Patrons in the Eighteenth Century -- 5. Claude III Audran’s Competitors and His Legacies -- Appendix -- Bibliography -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Claude III Audran, Arbiter of the French Arabesque is the first substantial biographical study of Claude III Audran, a late 17th- and early 18th-century master of ornament and a proponent of cutting-edge design who took inspiration from contemporary sources. This work investigates Audran’s accomplishments and the factors that impacted the longevity and arc of his successful career, taking into consideration the contextual variables that influenced and shaped his work. Audran’s achievements bridge an important period with the eclipse of the Guild Maîtrise and the rise of the Académie royale. Audran subcontracted young artists, such as Watteau, Lancret, and Desportes, in order to circumvent restrictions on guild practice enacted by the crown. Looking at his commissions not only reveals the elite taste of his patrons, including Louis XIV, but also Audran’s ability to use elements from popular culture to animate his arabesques, which created hallmarks of rococo interior design.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9789048556984
10.1515/9789048556984 doi
AUP Wetenschappelijk.
Amsterdam University Press.
Art and Material Culture.
Early Modern Studies.
History, Art History, and Archaeology.
ARCHITECTURE / Decoration & Ornament.
French, Eighteenth century, Interior Design, Arabesque.
745.092