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Sage comme une image ? L’enfance dans l’oeil des artistes. / Childhood through the Eyes of the Artist (1790–1850)

Name: Sage comme une image ? L'enfance dans l'oeil des artistes. / Childhood through the Eyes of the Artist (1790–1850)
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This catalog accompanies the exhibition Sage comme une image? Childhood in the Eye of the Artist (1790–1850), held at the Musée de Tessé in Le Mans from February 14 to November 3, 2025, and at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Bordeaux from July 10 to November 3, 2025.

Editor: Côme Fabre, Stéphanie Deschamps‑Tan

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Art period: 19th CenturyArtist: Anne-Louis Girodet, Camille Corot, Eugène Delacroix, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Jeanne-Elisabeth Chaudet, Sophie Feytaud-Tavel, Théodore GéricaultMuseum: Musée de Tessé, Le Mans, Musée des Beaux-Arts, BordeauxItem condition: NewLanguage: FrenchISBN: 9782359064568

This beautifully illustrated catalog accompanies the thought-provoking exhibition Sage comme une image?, which explores how 19th-century artists represented children—not merely as passive, angelic figures, but as complex individuals embedded in social, moral, and political narratives of their time.

Spanning works from 1790 to 1850, the book presents paintings, drawings, and prints from the Romantic and post-Revolutionary period, revealing the evolving artistic gaze on childhood. Contributions from leading scholars delve into themes of innocence, discipline, education, and domestic life, while highlighting the social constructions around childhood in the wake of the Enlightenment.

A must-have for collectors interested in childhood studies, French Romanticism, and 19th-century visual culture.