CLAUDE GILLOT, FRANÇOIS BOUCHER AND HUBERT-FRANÇOIS BOURGUIGNON (GRAVELOT) – MASTERS OF ROCOCO FANTASY IN FRENCH BOOK ILLUSTRATION IN THE 18th CENTURY Cover Image

CLAUDE GILLOT, FRANÇOIS BOUCHER ȘI HUBERT-FRANÇOIS BOURGUIGNON (GRAVELOT) – MAEȘTRI AI FANTEZIEI ROCOCO ÎN ILUSTRAȚIA DE CARTE FRANCEZĂ ÎN SECOLUL AL XVIII-LEA
CLAUDE GILLOT, FRANÇOIS BOUCHER AND HUBERT-FRANÇOIS BOURGUIGNON (GRAVELOT) – MASTERS OF ROCOCO FANTASY IN FRENCH BOOK ILLUSTRATION IN THE 18th CENTURY

Author(s): Ioana Nistor
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, History of Art
Published by: Editura Universităţii Vasile Goldiş
Keywords: book illustration; baroque; grand manner, rococo; etching; France;

Summary/Abstract: The French book of the 18th century, recreated by new and creative defining values that are characterized by facilitating access to readers, the inclusion of themes that affirm the intrinsic values of authors, artists, painters, philosophers, etc., experiment through book illustration, the cultural experience of the baroque, the grand manner, as well as the rococo, so that the end of the century includes the classicist style. The study highlights relevant aspects of Rococo-style book illustration, reflected in the work of Claude Gillot, François Boucher and Hubert-François Bourguignon (Gravelot).

  • Issue Year: XVI/2020
  • Issue No: 03
  • Page Range: 129-134
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Romanian