Antoine Jean Gros (1771-1835)
By: par Laura Angelucci
Contributors: Gros, Antoine-Jean, baron, 1771-1835; Angelucci, Laura, writer of added commentary
Series: Inventaire général des dessins, École française
Publisher: Louvre éditions; Mare & Martin
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Paris
Language: fre
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9791092054996; 9782350316727
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Catalogs; French Drawing; Musée du Louvre. Département des arts graphiques; Musée du Louvre
Description: The Musée du Louvre houses the world's largest collection of drawings by Antoine-Jean Gros, containing 438 drawings in four sketchbooks (the last one acquired in November 2018) and 17 on loose sheets, including the spirited Alexander and Bucephalus, presented to the museum by the Société des Amis du Louvre (Friends of the Louvre) in 2017. In his most dramatic drawings, executed in pen and ink, Gros's free, impetuous style and liberal use of wash accentuate the strength and originality of his art, which led Delacroix to single the artist out from David's other pupils and consider him the first painter of the new school.
Notes: "Musée du Louvre, Département des arts graphiques"--On top of title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-303) and indexes.