Alain Mérot, published by Éditions Gallimard, 2009 How did the landscape known to this day as “classical” come into being? What was behind the rise and fall of this ideal form in Western European culture in the modern age? Initially considered minor and decorative, it gained independence and dignity through the careful study of nature, … Continue reading Landscape in painting in the modern West
Alain Mérot – Hazan, 1990 As a specialist in 17th century French painting, the author follows the life and work of Nicolas Poussin step by step in an illustrated work of 462 works of art, 103 of which are in colour. A list of topics, a dictionary of Poussin-esque painting and a selection of letters … Continue reading Poussin
Collective work – A. Mérot et al. – La Documentation Française (French documentation), 1996 The symposium held at the Louvre in October 1994, recalled in these acts, provides evidence that there was, and still is, room for study, reflection and research. Both volumes include, in addition to the thirty or so lectures by experts from … Continue reading Nicolas Poussin – Acts from the symposium of October 1994 (2 volumes)