Gods and heroes
Subtitle: masterpieces from the École des beaux-arts, Paris
By: Emmanuel Schwartz with Emmanuelle Brugerolles and Patricia Mainardi
Contributors: American Federation of Arts
Publisher: American Federation of Arts; In association with D Giles Limited
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781907804120; 9781885444424
Subjects: Influence; Art; Exhibitions; École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (France)
Description: "Telling the fascinating story behind the pivotal role of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and its influence on so much of late seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth century European visual culture, Gods and Heroes features 208 extraordinary art works from the École's collection. These include remarkable paintings by David, Fragonard, Ingres, Poussin, and Watteau, as well as drawings by Leonardo and Raphael"--
Notes: "This catalogue is published in conjunction with Gods and Heroes : Masterpieces from the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, an exhibition organized by the American Federation of Arts and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, and funded in part by the JFM Foundation, the Donald and Maria Cox Trust, the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, and in-kind support from Barbara and Richard S. Lane and Christie's."

"Exhibition itinerary, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma, June 19-September 14, 2014, Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, New Mexico, October 12, 2014-January 4, 2015, Artis--Naples, The Baker Museum, Florida, February 19-May 17, 2015, Portland Art Museum, Oregon, June 13-September 13, 2015"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-234) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction / -- Michelle Hargrave and Emmanuel Schwartz; title: Students, Heroes, Citizens : The School of French Art  -- Emmanuel Schwartz; title: A Panorama of French Drawing in the Collection of the École des Beaux-Arts  -- Emmanuelle Brugerolles; title: The Persistence of Classicism in the United States -- Patricia Mainardi.