Casanova: the seduction of Europe
Publisher:
MFA Publications, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Pub. Date:
[2017]
Edition:
First edition
Language:
English
Description
In 18th-century Europe, while the old order reveled in the luxurious excesses of the Rococo style and the Enlightenment sowed the seeds of revolution, the shapeshifting libertine Giacomo Casanova seduced his way across the continent. Although notorious for the scores of amorous conquests he recorded in his remarkably frank memoirs, Casanova was just as practiced at charming his way into the most elite social circles, through an inimitable mix of literary ambition, improvisational genius and outright fraud. In his travels across Europe and through every level of society from the theatrical demimonde to royal courts, he was also seduced by the visual splendors he encountered. This volume accompanies the first major art exhibition outside Europe to lavishly recreate Casanova's visual world, from his birthplace of Venice, city of masquerades, to the cultural capitals of Paris and London and the outposts of Eastern Europe. It provides a survey of important works of 18th-century European art by masters such as Canaletto, Fragonard, Boucher, Houdon and Hogarth, along with exquisite decorative arts objects. Exhibition: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, United States (27.08. - 31.12.2017).
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Bell, Esther
Dickerson, C. D., III
Ilchman, Frederick
Michie, Thomas S.
Dickerson, C. D., III
Ilchman, Frederick
Michie, Thomas S.
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Dickerson, C. D.,IIIeditor
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Ilchman, Frederick,editor
Kimbell Art Museum,host institution
Legion of Honor (San Francisco, Calif.),host institution
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Dickerson, C. D.,IIIeditor
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Ilchman, Frederick,editor
Kimbell Art Museum,host institution
Legion of Honor (San Francisco, Calif.),host institution
Michie, Thomas S.,editor
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston,organizer,host institution
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In 18th-century Europe, while the old order reveled in the luxurious excesses of the Rococo style and the Enlightenment sowed the seeds of revolution, the shapeshifting libertine Giacomo Casanova seduced his way across the continent. Although notorious for the scores of amorous conquests he recorded in his remarkably frank memoirs, Casanova was just as practiced at charming his way into the most elite social circles, through an inimitable mix of literary ambition, improvisational genius and outright fraud. In his travels across Europe and through every level of society from the theatrical demimonde to royal courts, he was also seduced by the visual splendors he encountered. This volume accompanies the first major art exhibition outside Europe to lavishly recreate Casanova's visual world, from his birthplace of Venice, city of masquerades, to the cultural capitals of Paris and London and the outposts of Eastern Europe. It provides a survey of important works of 18th-century European art by masters such as Canaletto, Fragonard, Boucher, Houdon and Hogarth, along with exquisite decorative arts objects. Exhibition: Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, United States (27.08. - 31.12.2017).
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Art, European -- 18th century -- Exhibitions
Casanova, Giacomo, -- 1725-1798 -- Travel -- Exhibitions
Europe -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Exhibitions
Casanova, Giacomo, -- 1725-1798 -- Travel -- Exhibitions
Europe -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Exhibitions
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Casanova : the seduction of Europe
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Casanova : the seduction of Europe / edited by Frederick Ilchman, Thomas Michie, C.D. Dickerson III, and Esther Bell ; with contributions by Meredith Chilton, Jeffrey Collins, Nina L. Dubin, Courtney Leigh Harris, James H. Johnson, Pamela A. Parmal, Malina Stefanovska, Susan M. Wager, and Michael Yonan
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Casanova
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the seduction of Europe
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Art, European
Casanova, Giacomo
Social life and customs
Travel
Casanova, Giacomo
Social life and customs
Travel
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