In his pediment for the Pantheon, a sculptural work depicting the many citizens who advanced the revolutionary cause in France, Pierre-Jean David d'Angers (1788-1856) celebrated the heroism of the individual while perpetuating a mythology of the modern world. Reassessing the art of David d'Angers, Jacques de Caso not only presents him as a central figure of French Romanticism, but also explores his role in shaping the artistic and social directions of French sculpture during this period. The author shows how David's ardent Republicanism, which resulted from profound reflections on political, social and cultural realities as well as personal ideals, was expressed in monumental sculpted works that often created scandal and controversy.
- ISBN10 0691040788
- ISBN13 9780691040783
- Publish Date 16 February 1992
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 7 August 2001
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Princeton University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 298
- Language English
- URL https://press.princeton.edu/titles/4984.html