The expressive face: manifestations of sensibility in eighteenth-century French art.

Walsh, Linda (1996). The expressive face: manifestations of sensibility in eighteenth-century French art. Art History, 19(4), pp. 523–550.

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Abstract

Attempts to explore the way in which one particular aspect of appearance, facial expression, was used by 18th-century French artists to convey the different kinds or modes of feeling which were seen as either fashionable or desirable by their contemporaries. Ideal inner life in 18th-century France; Passion in art; Facial etiquette; Absorptive faces.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Copyright Holders:	1996 Association of Art Historians
ISSN:	0141-6790
Academic Unit/Department:	Arts > Art History
Item ID:	21911
Depositing User:	Jean Fone
Date Deposited:	22 Jul 2010 15:44
Last Modified:	02 Dec 2010 20:58
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/21911

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