{"product_id":"2026100007765-secondhand-art-and-architecture-in-france-1500-to-1700","title":"Art And Architecture In France: 1500 To 1700","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in good condition. Page Condition: yellowed with signs of ageing. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the flowering of the French Renaissance to the magnificent grandeur of the Sun King's Versailles, Art and Architecture in France: 1500 to 1700 chronicles two centuries of extraordinary artistic transformation with scholarly precision and vivid detail. Anthony Blunt maps the sweeping evolution of French visual culture — from the Italian-influenced chateaux of the Loire Valley to the classical triumphalism of Louis XIV's court — presenting an authoritative panorama of painters, sculptors, and architects who defined a nation's aesthetic identity.\n\nBlunt, one of the twentieth century's most distinguished art historians, argues persuasively that French art of this period forged a unique synthesis between imported Renaissance ideals and indigenous traditions, producing a visual language that would dominate European culture for generations. Part of the celebrated Pelican History of Art series, this volume is a landmark of art-historical writing — rigorous in its scholarship yet accessible in its prose — leaving the reader with a profound appreciation for the ambitions and tensions that shaped one of history's greatest artistic epochs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130461266139,"sku":"2026100007765-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/76ef4083-4325-470a-b0be-c066d5a0541f.png?v=1786585584","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007765-secondhand-art-and-architecture-in-france-1500-to-1700","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}