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    Claude III Audran, Arbiter of the French Arabesque by Laux, Barbara;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 1
    • Publisher Routledge
    • Date of Publication 22 April 2024

    • ISBN 9789463729284
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages252 pages
    • Size 246x174 mm
    • Weight 780 g
    • Language English
    • Illustrations 31 Illustrations, black & white; 23 Illustrations, color
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    Short description:

    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.

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    Long description:

    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 Ma

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    Table of Contents:

    Acknowledgments, Introduction, Chapter 1 Biography of Claude III Audran (1658-1734), Chapter 2 The French Arabesque as an Art Form, Audran as Master Ornamentalist and His Initial Commissioned Works, Chapter 3 Claude III Audran and Jean de La Fontaine's Fables: Maintaining the Social Hierarchy, Chapter 4 Attracting New Patrons in the Eighteenth Century, Chapter 5 Claude III Audran's Competitors and His Legacies, Illustrations, Appendix, Bibliography, Index.

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