On the occasion of the 250th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth, "The Eye of Thomas Jefferson", a contribution to the study of Jefferson and his world, is available once again. This extensive catalogue was originally produced by the National Gallery of Art to accompany a vast exhibition of Jeffersonian artifacts for the bicentennial of the American Revolution. Because Jefferson's world was wide, his eye discerning and his intellect extraordinary, the exhibition catalogue is wide-ranging. From the United States and Europe, the book brings together works of art from Jefferson's world: paintings and sculptures that he admired, works that he owned and portraits and sculptures of himself and his comtemporaries. Items of material culture, including furniture and silver, are also included, along with reflections of Jefferson's architectural interests and achievements, revealed in the buildings he admired and those that he designed.
Highlights of the exhibition catalogue include "The Medici Venus", David's "The Death of Socrates", Houdon's marble busts of Washington, Franklin and Jefferson; Trumbull's famous series of paintings of the American Revolution; examples of paintings from the Paris Salons of 1785, 1787 and 1789, which Jefferson visited while minister to France; and Saint-Memin's portraits of Osage Indians. "The Eye of Thomas Jefferson" contains over 600 illustrations. The entries, written by scholars, make this a useful reference work not only on Jefferson, but also on the world of arts in the era of the American and French Revolutions.
- ISBN13 9780826208798
- Publish Date 1 December 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 16 June 2021
- Publish Country US
- Imprint University of Missouri Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 456
- Language English