Artists' Things: Rediscovering Lost Property from Eighteenth-Century France MD2021 Multidisciplinary in essence

Multidisciplinary in essence

“A dazzling collection of early modern artworks and a major interdisciplinary achievement between social history and art history that uncovers

and public buildings to housing tracts

while special foods and seasonal menus revived ancient legends

this beautifully produced book is accessible to nonspecialists

Artists' Things: Rediscovering Lost Property from Eighteenth-Century France MD2021 Multidisciplinary in essenceKatie Scott and Hannah Williams Histories of artists personal possessions shed new light on the lives of their owners. Artists are makers of things. Yet it is a measure of the disembodied manner in which we generally think about artists that we rarely consider the everyday items they own. This innovative book looks at objects that once belonged to artists, revealing not only the fabric of the eighteenth century art world in France but also