Rococo to revolution : major trends in eighteenth-century painting /
Michael Levey.
- 252 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 21 cm.
- World of art .
- World of art. .
Reprint. Originally published: New York : Praeger, 1966. (Praeger world of art series).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intimations of Rococo -- The importance of Watteau -- High Rococo -- National reactions -- Goya.
Michael Levey, former Director of the National Gallery in London, traces the major trends of European painting in the eighteenth century, taking as his theme the exciting evolution--and revolution--that took place in art from Watteau's birth to the death of Goya.
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Painting, Modern--18th century Painting, Modern--17th century