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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Rauser, Amelia Faye (1969-....)
Titre(s) : The age of undress [Texte imprimé] : art, fashion, and the classical ideal in the 1790s / Amelia Rauser
Publication : New Haven : Yale university press, copyright 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (215 p.) : ill. en coul. ; 27 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"The Age of Undress explores the emergence and meaning of neoclassical dress in the
1790s, tracing its evolution from Naples to London and Paris over the course of a
single decade. The neoclassical style of clothing - often referred to as robe à la
grecque, empire style, or "undress" - is marked by a sheer, white, high-waisted muslin
dress worn with minimal undergarments, often accessorized with a cashmere shawl. This
style represented a dramatic departure from that of previous decades and was short
lived: by the 1820s, corsets, silks, and hoop skirts were back in fashion. Amelia
Rauser investigates this sudden transformation and argues that women styled themselves
as living statues, artworks come to life, an aesthetic and philosophical choice intertwined
with the experiments and innovations of artists working in other media during the
same period. Although neoclassicism is often considered a cold, rational, and masculine
movement, Rauser's analysis shows that it was actually deeply passionate, with women
at its core - as ideals and allegories, as artistic agents, and as important patrons"
Sujet(s) : Vêtements de femme -- Europe -- 18e siècle
Mode et art -- Europe -- 18e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 0300241208. - ISBN 9780300241204 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb46606874j
Notice n° :
FRBNF46606874
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Drape ; Transparency ; High-waistedness ; Whiteness ; Lightness.
