In 'Meissonier', Henri Barbusse presents a profound exploration of the life and artistic contributions of the renowned 19th-century French painter, Jean-Louis Ernest Meissonier. With a blend of biography and critical analysis, Barbusse employs a lyrical yet incisive prose style that reflects the impressionistic qualities of Meissonier's own paintings. The book serves as both an homage and a critical examination, situating Meissonier within the broader context of art history and the shiftin...

In "Gérôme," Albert Keim delves into the life and works of Jean-Léon Gérôme, capturing the essence of an artist who straddled the line between academic rigor and romanticism in the 19th century. Keim's literary style combines meticulous historical analysis with evocative descriptions, allowing the reader to appreciate the vividness of Gérôme's paintings and the cultural milieu that shaped his career. The book not only examines the technical mastery of Gérôme's art but also situates him wit...

The leading exponent of the Rococo style, Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s paintings are characterised by remarkable facility, exuberance and frivolous hedonism. Regarded as one of the greatest colourists of art history, Fragonard produced stunning artworks that capture the spirit of the final days of the Ancien Régime, conveying intimacy and veiled eroticism. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artist...

This brief illustrated piece gives the history and lore of the hand fan.

A spoof encyclopedia of contemporary accepted wisdom and commonplaces, the Dictionary of Received Ideas sees Flaubert at his witty and satirical best. Perhaps intended as a companion to his final, unfinished novel Bouvard and Pecuchet, this compilation was the result of a lifetime of collecting the absurd and the cliched with darkly humorous explanations. A playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant e...

High up, amongst the Sea-Alps that stretch along the southern edge of France, where romantic Provence bathes her sunburnt feet in the blue waters of the Mediterranean, high on the mountain’s side hangs the steep little town of Grasse, embowered midst grey-green olive-trees. In as sombre a narrow street as there is in all her dark alleys, on the fifth day of April in the much bewigged and powdered year of 1732, there was born to a glovemaker of the town, worthy mercer Fragonard, a boy-child...

This book "Vanina Vanini" is a short story published in 1829 by Stendhal. It is set in 1830 during the Risorgimento, when Italy was under Austrian control. The plot of the story is focused on the love story of a young Princess romana and a revolutionary carbonari. Vanina Vanini, nineteen-year-old daughter of a Roman Aristocrat, Don Asdrubale Vanini, is sought after by all the young Princes of Rome, but she rejects them all. Vanina discovers a secret room in the father's House. There, she s...

pubOne.info thank you for your continued support and wish to present you this new edition. The real name of the subject of this preface is Jacques-Anatole Thibault. He was born in Paris, April 16, 1844, the son of a bookseller of the Quai Malaquais, in the shadow of the Institute. He was educated at the College Stanislas and published in 1868 an essay upon Alfred de Vigny. This was followed by two volumes of poetry: 'Les Poemes Dores' (1873), and 'Les Noces Corinthiennes' (1876). With the las...

George Orwell: The Complete Novels is an essential anthology that encapsulates the breadth of Orwell's literary mastery, comprising seminal works such as "Animal Farm" and "1984." This collection is characterized by Orwell's incisive prose, sharp social commentary, and dystopian foresight, all delivered through a narrative style that blends realism with allegory. By situating human experiences within political contexts, Orwell critiques totalitarianism and champions the individual's strugg...

Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrativ...

Poet, aesthete and hedonist, Baudelaire was also one of the most groundbreaking art critics of his time. Here he explores beauty, fashion, dandyism, the purpose of art and the role of the artist, and describes the painter who, for him, expresses most fully the drama of modern life.GREAT IDEAS. Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlig...

The leader of the French Romantic school of art, Eugène Delacroix was influential in the development of both Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painting, producing historical and contemporary masterpieces that would change the course of art. Delphi Classics’ Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Delacroix’s complete paintings in beautiful detail, wi...