Title : History of Art - Renaissance Art - Élie Faure - book

Summary :

The History of Art is a vast fresco that stretches from prehistory to the early years of the 20th century. Begun in 1909, completed in 1927, and revised several times, the total novelty of Élie Faure's undertaking was to introduce a new genre that has become popular and indispensable today: the art book in which each commentary can be compared to the works themselves, the juxtaposition and confrontation of images justifying the audacity of the comparisons that sometimes seem unusual. A completely new undertaking at the time, it has, apart from Malraux, been neither equaled nor surpassed today. This fiftieth anniversary edition includes new elements: - a presentation of the man and his work, at the head of Ancient Art; - a file made up of letters, articles, variants, and various texts, at the end of each volume. These elements, compiled by Martine Chatelain-Courtois, editor of the Cahiers Élie Faure and a leading expert on his work, are of immense interest. They allow for an entirely new reading, help us grasp the author's evolution, and bring him back to life over the years and through the itineraries of his travels.

• EAN: 9782070324194
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