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Dangerous liaisons : fashion and furniture in the eighteenth century / Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton ; with an introduction by Mimi Hellman

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Title	Dangerous liaisons : fashion and furniture in the eighteenth century / Harold Koda and Andrew Bolton ; with an introduction by Mimi Hellman
Creator	Koda, Harold
Description	"This catalog has been adapted from the exhibition "Dangerous liaisons:fashion and furniture in the 18th century" held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from April 29 to September 6, 2004."--T.p. verso; Includes bibliographical references; Interior motives: seduction by decoration in eighteenth-century France -- Portrait: an unexpected entanglement -- Levée: the assiduous admirer -- Music lesson: a window of opportunity -- Withdrawing room: a helpful valet -- Masked beauty -- Favorite -- Broken vase: a consoling merchant -- Card game: cheating at Cavagnole -- Late supper: the memento; "Published after the closing of the critically acclaimed and hugely popular exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum in the fall of 2004, Dangerous Liaisons focuses on fashion and its interplay with the paintings, furniture, and decorative arts of eighteenth-century France. Set against a background of French Rococo and Neoclassical masterpieces of paintings, furniture, and decorative arts in the Museum's Wrightsman Galleries, these charming images reveal how French style in fashon and interiors was not only meant to be beautiful, but also to attract, arouse and seduce the viewer."-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website; Exhibition title: Dangerous liaisons: fashion and furniture in the 18th century
Subject	Clothing and dress -- France -- History -- 18th century -- Exhibitions Furniture -- France -- History -- 18th century -- Exhibitions Decorative arts -- France -- History -- 18th century -- Exhibitions Furniture -- Influence -- Exhibitions France -- Social life and customs -- 18th century -- Exhibitions
Publisher	New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art ; New Haven : Yale University Press
Contributor	Bolton, Andrew, 1966- Costume Institute (New York, N.Y.) Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Date	2006
Dimensions	128 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm
Digital Collection	Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications
Repository	Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Language	English
Type	text
Copyright Status	copyrighted
Copyright Notice	Copyright © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Copyright Information	The Libraries of the Metropolitan Museum of Art make digital versions of collections accessible for research purposes in the following situations: They are in the public domain; the rights are owned by The Metropolitan Museum of Art; we have permission to make them accessible; we make them accessible as a fair use, or there are no known restrictions on use. To learn what your responsibilities are if you'd like to use the materials, go to http://www.metmuseum.org/information/terms-and-conditions
Watsonline record number	b15178195
Link to Watsonline record	http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1517819
Date created	2012-11-13
OCLC number	819761205

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