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Hersilia's sisters : Jacques-Louis David, women, and the emergence of civil society in post-revolution France

Title
  1. Hersilia's sisters : Jacques-Louis David, women, and the emergence of civil society in post-revolution France / Norman Bryson.
Published by
  1. Los Angeles, California : Getty Research Institute, [2023]
Author
  1. Bryson, Norman, 1949-

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Additional authors
  1. David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825.
  2. Getty Research Institute, issuing body.
Description
  1. vii, 343 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 28 cm
Summary
  1. "Hersilia's Sisters explores how the efflorescence of women's culture in 1790s France became a decisive influence on the art of Jacques-Louis David"--
Subject
  1. David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825
  2. 1700-1830
  3. Women in art
  4. Women and the arts > France > History > 18th century
  5. Civilization
  6. Women and the arts
  7. France > Civilization > 1789-1830
  8. France
Genre/Form
  1. History.
Contents
  1. The festival of the Sabine women -- David in the Louvre in 1800 -- The portrait of Henriette de Verninac -- The portrait of Juliette Récamier -- Ancient liberty, modern freedom -- Aspasia, the Merveilleuse -- Hersilia's accomplished sisters -- Salonnières -- Brumaire.
Call number
  1. JQF 24-276
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-334) and index.
Author
  1. Bryson, Norman, 1949- author.
Title
  1. Hersilia's sisters : Jacques-Louis David, women, and the emergence of civil society in post-revolution France / Norman Bryson.
Publisher
  1. Los Angeles, California : Getty Research Institute, [2023]
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 320-334) and index.
Chronological term
  1. 1700-1830
Added author
  1. David, Jacques Louis, 1748-1825.
  2. Getty Research Institute, issuing body.
Other form:
  1. Online version: Bryson, Norman, 1949- Hersilia's sisters. Los Angeles, California : Getty Research Institute, [2023] 9781606067727 (OCoLC)1393912863
LCCN
  1. 2022038276
ISBN
  1. 9781606067710 (hardcover)
  2. 1606067710 (hardcover)
Research call number
  1. JQF 24-276
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