The Age Of Enlightenment In The Paintings Of France's National Museums

http://dmf.culture.fr/files/imaginary_exhibition.html

This site contains works of art painted during the Age of Enlightenment and owned by French National Museums. The site includes an historical background, a short genealogy, the collection of paintings, and an index of the artists. The collection contains works by Jean Simeon Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Boucher, Jean Honore Fragonard, Jean-Baptiste Perronneau, Elizabeth-Louise Vigee-Lebrun, etc. It also contains information on painting genres and French history, and brief explanations of significant figures in the Age of Englightenment. The site includes many links to related subjects including Napooleon Bonaparte, Louis XVI, The French Revolution, the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture, among others.

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