Catalogue of the exhibition France in the Golden Age: Seventeenth-Century French Paintings in American Collections, which appeared in 1982 at the Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais, Paris (29 January-26 April); the Metropolitan Museum (26 May-22 August); and the Art Institute of Chicago (18 September-28 November).
The exhibition and catalogue celebrate the richness and depth of American collections of seventeenth-century French painting, and present a panorama as varied and complete as possible of works from France during its period as a political and economic power. 124 works by more than fifty artists are represented, including those by La Tour, Lorrain, Millet, Poussin, Valentin, and Vouet. Includes introduction, timeline, catalogue of entries, checklist. [This book was originally published in 1982 and has gone out of print. This edition is a print-on-demand version of the original book.]
- ISBN10 0300200897
- ISBN13 9780300200898
- Publish Date 3 September 2013
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 398
- Language English