Item Number: 116412 Title: La Comédie-Française s'expose au Petit Palais Author: Sanjuan, Agathe (et al) Price: Not Available ISBN: 9782759601806 Description: Paris: Paris-Musees, 2011. 27cm., pbk., 155 illus., most in color. Exhibition held at Petit Palais, Paris. From the museum's website: It is no accident that the Comédie-Française exhibits its collections at the Petit Palais: everybody knows the stage, but there is an extraordinary artisitc heritage, that almost nobody has heard before of. It tells the story of a family, Molière's company, from the 17th century until today: portraits and busts, which show comedians' working, or which remain famous authors, sessions of the Reading Comittee, stage working, prestigious props... Thanks to the museum-library, two-hundred works (paintings, sculptures, archive documents, personnal objects, props and models) allow the visitors to discover the backstage of the Theater and enter in such a mysterious world. The Petit Palais Museum forms a partnership with this three-centuries-old institution to offer an exhibition about the House, its company, its authors, and particularly Molière. As one of the major figures of the classical french repertory, he is at home in the Comédie-Française. Founded by Louis XIV, the House defends the texts of the centuries, that are gone, but the current artisitc avant-garde too. We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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