{"product_id":"the-legacy-of-homer-four-centuries-of-art-from-the-cole-nationale-suprieure-des-beauxarts-paris-9780300109184","title":"The Legacy of Homer: Four Centuries of Art from the cole Nationale Suprieure des Beaux-Arts  Paris","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom its founding in 1648  the Acadmie royale de peinture et de sculpture and its successor  the cole nationale suprieure des beaux-arts in Paris  were devoted to the Greek model. Mythology and poetry  along with the study of sculpture  were the foundations of academic teaching there. As a result  Greek gods and heroes were reborn in innumerable works by pupils and teachers of the cole. This lavishly illustrated book explores the impact of the poet Homer on four centuries of French artists through the lens of the coles superb collections of paintings  prints  and sculptures.The cole was the most important venue for academic training of artists in Europe as well as for many nineteenth-century American artists who studied in Paris  including Thomas Eakins and John Singer Sargent. The coles collectionswhich feature works by great artists who were first students and later instructors (Franois LeMoine  Jacques-Louis David  and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres)were intended to enhance students taste through study and emulation.With illuminating texts by prominent French scholars and a preface by George Steiner on the reception of Homer in France  The Legacy of Homer examines the historic and artistic importance of the works housed in the cole and pays homage to Homer  the great source that inspired them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648268984373,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300109180","price":58.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300109184.jpg?v=1781714859","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-legacy-of-homer-four-centuries-of-art-from-the-cole-nationale-suprieure-des-beauxarts-paris-9780300109184","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}