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Futures & Ruins: Eighteenth-Century Paris and the Art of Hubert Robert
Futures Ruins Eighteenth-Century Paris and the Art of Hubert Robert
Author: Nina L. Dubin
In this timely and provocative study, Hubert Robert?s paintings of urban ruins are interpreted as manifestations of a new consciousness of time, one shaped by the uncertainties of an economy characterized by the dread-inducing expansion of credit, frenzied speculation on the stock exchange, and bold ventures in real estate. As the favored artist...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781606060230
ISBN-10: 1606060236
Publication Date: 10/26/2010
Pages: 210
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Publisher: Getty Research Institute
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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