{"product_id":"2026200015527-secondhand-french-eighteenth-century-painters","title":"French Eighteenth-Century Painters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the crossroads of art criticism and passionate biography, French Eighteenth-Century Painters stands as a landmark testament to the golden age of French Rococo — a world of powdered wigs, gilded salons, and canvases that shimmered with sensuality and grace. Written by the celebrated brothers Edmond and Jules de Goncourt, this foundational work chronicles the lives and artistic achievements of the great masters of 18th-century French painting, including Watteau, Boucher, Chardin, La Tour, Greuze, and Fragonard, presenting each artist with a depth and intimacy that transforms biography into literature.\n\nPart of the prestigious Landmarks in Art History series, this volume is far more than a historical survey — it is a pioneering work of art criticism that helped shape the modern understanding of the Rococo movement. The Goncourt brothers write with an almost novelistic fervour, their prose as decorative and refined as the paintings they describe, drawing the reader into the ateliers and court chambers of pre-revolutionary France. Their meticulous scholarship, combined with their lyrical sensibility, raises a compelling question: can the soul of an era truly be captured through the vision of its painters?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203209863387,"sku":"2026200015527-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b60da169-206c-4a75-b260-bcb013bcc579.png?v=1788145820","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015527-secondhand-french-eighteenth-century-painters","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}