French Art: Prehistory to the Middle Ages

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The renowned art historian Andre Chastel intended his history of art in France from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century to be the crowning achievement of his long and distinguished career. The fruit of ten years of research and writing, this fully documented and erudite study goes beyond conventional art historical analysis to get at the heart of over two millenia of artistic creation. The first volume opens with the artifacts left behind by the earliest inhabitants of the area that forms modern France - ...
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The renowned art historian Andre Chastel intended his history of art in France from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century to be the crowning achievement of his long and distinguished career. The fruit of ten years of research and writing, this fully documented and erudite study goes beyond conventional art historical analysis to get at the heart of over two millenia of artistic creation. The first volume opens with the artifacts left behind by the earliest inhabitants of the area that forms modern France - prehistoric cave dwellers, Celts, Gallo-Romans, and Merovingians - which are examined in Part I, along with the stunning artistic achievements of Charlemagne and his Carolingian successors. Part II explores the development of monumental Romanesque and Gothic sculpture and architecture, as well as the growing importance of manuscript illumination, ivory carving, and precious metalwork. The late Gothic period is the subject of the last section, which concludes with the highly refined and stylized courtly art of the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries - the final and perfect flowering of the medieval world. A synthesis of the social, economic, political and intellectual conditions of each period covered provides the context for a detailed examination of the works of art and documents featured in the copious illustrations. Chastel's exacting scholarship and lively and accessible style make this monumental and beautifully designed volume an essential reference for art historians and students as well as a superb gift for anyone seeking to comprehend fully the highest artistic achievements of French civilization.
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  • ISBN-13: 9782080135667
  • Publisher: Flammarion
  • Publication date: 12/1/1994
  • Series: History of French Art
  • Pages: 367
  • Product dimensions: 10.14 (w) x 11.36 (h) x 1.53 (d)

Table of Contents

Prehistory: Time-Hallowed Sites 11
Celts and Gallo-Romans 28
Merovingians 50
Carolingians 66
A Troubled Century 80
The West at Work 93
The Romanesque Period
1 Emergence 987-1059 138
2 Decisive Accomplishments: Around 1100 153
3 A Diversity of Churches 164
4 Arrays of Sculpture 172
5 Romanesque Color 188
6 Castles: Courtly and Secular Life 196
7 The Cistercian Counter-Movement 200
The Gothic Era
1 The Art of Building 206
2 The Royal Basilica at Saint-Denis 214
3 New Architecture, New Sculpture in the Twelfth Century 220
4 The Year 1200 232
5 The Thirteenth Century: Architectural Plenitude 236
6 The Thirteenth Century: Sculptural Plenitude 250
7 "Royal" Art in the Days of Saint Louis 259
8 Precious Objects in Gothic France 268
9 Castles and Towns 274
Aristocratic Gothic
1 Troubled Times 278
2 Court Art: Miniatures and Curios 284
3 Architecture and Statuary 299
4 Charles V and "Royal Art" 307
5 Aristocratic Ostentation: The Three Pleasures 313
6 The "International" Style 323
Notes 336
Introduction to the History of French Art Extracts 341
Bibliography 353
Index 361
Picture Credits 367
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