Histoires de peintures. Gréco-romain for the present work

for the present work

It was long thought that

today considered the most famous artist of his time

quand elle remplit la vie

Histoires de peintures. Gréco-romain for the present workWith his well known enthusiasm, audacity, and erudition, Daniel Arasse invites us on a journey through the history of painting spanning six centuries, from the invention of perspective to the disappearance of the figure. Evoking major issues (perspective, the Annunciation, the status of detail, the ups and downs of anachronism, restoration, and the conditions of visibility and exhibition), as well as specific painters and paintings, he intelligently