{"product_id":"9780865651838","title":"The Society Portrait: From David to Warhol","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a time that celebrates beauty and money over so much else, this book is a lesson in elegance, grace, and style. It draws together for the first time in a single volume a sumptuous gallery of portraits dating from the early nineteenth century to World War II. Some are well-known, others unfamiliar, but all capture the spirit of their age, throwing the society that produced them into sharp and vivid relief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Society Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e offers entertaining anecdotes and intriguing insights into the personalities of both the artists and their patrons, providing a panorama of the settings in which the portraits were created, from French châteaux and English country houses to American mansions and Russian palaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom David to Ingres, from Sargent to Boldini, from Dali to Warhol, \u003ci\u003eThe Society Portrait\u003c\/i\u003e presents a dazzling array of works of art, and discusses them in their art historical and social context in the most elegant and entertaining manner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lavishly illustrated new book . . . .” ~ \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An impressive and seminal work, \u003ci\u003eThe Society Portrait: From David To Warhol\u003c\/i\u003e is a critically important and essential addition for personal, professional, and academic library History of Art reference collections and supplemental reading lists.”  ~ \u003ci\u003eLibrary Bookwatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This book, a masterful examination of society portraits, is studded with amazing reproductions from the early 1800s to the 20th-century's nouveau riche. It's captivating and insightful, a catalogue of the various periods' aspirations and societal mores.” ~ \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Lush and well researched, it's sure to please art lovers.” ~ \u003ci\u003eSouthern Accents\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSociety Portraits\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us that while society shapes art, perhaps the mark of true greatness is when art creates a portrait of society.” ~ \u003ci\u003eBrillant Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vendome Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008618414320,"sku":"9780865651838","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780865651838_p0.jpg?v=1763836295","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780865651838","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}