{"product_id":"hersilias-sisters-norman-bryson-9781606067710","title":"Hersilia's Sisters: Jacques-Louis David, Women, and the Emergence of Civil Society in Post-Revolution France","description":"\u003cb\u003ePolitical and cultural history and the arts combine in this engaging account of 1790s France.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In 1799, when the French artist Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) exhibited his \u003ci\u003eIntervention of the Sabines\u003c\/i\u003e, a history painting featuring the ancient heroine Hersilia, he added portraits of two contemporary women on either side of her--Henriette de Verninac, daughter of Charles-Fran輟is Delacroix, minister of foreign affairs, and Juliette R馗amier, a well-known and admired socialite. Drawing on many disciplines, Norman Bryson explains how such a combination of paintings could reveal the underlying nature of the Directoire, the period between the vicious and near-dictatorial Reign of Terror (1793-94) and the coup in 1799 that brought Napoleon to power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHersilia's Sisters \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates ways that cultural life and civil society were rebuilt during these years through an extraordinary efflorescence of women pioneers in every cultural domain--literature, the stage, opera, moral philosophy, political theory, painting, popular journalism, and fashion. Through a close examination of David's work between \u003ci\u003eThe Intervention of the Sabines \u003c\/i\u003e(begun in 1796) and \u003ci\u003eBonaparte Crossing the Alps \u003c\/i\u003e(begun in 1800), Bryson explores how the flowering of women's culture under the Directoire became a decisive influence on David's art. With more than 150 illustrations, this book provides new and brilliant insight into this period that will captivate readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Norman Bryson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1606067710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781606067710\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Getty Research Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 7.70w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024","brand":"Norman Bryson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44074560553215,"sku":"9781606067710","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_404a5869-00c0-4b13-8689-0da1d7476f38.jpg?v=1685454460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hersilias-sisters-norman-bryson-9781606067710","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}