Claude III Audran, Arbiter of the French Arabesque

Barbara Laux

doi:10.1017/9789048556984

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Barbara Laux

Publisher:: Amsterdam University Press
Online publication date:: May 2024
Print publication year:: 2024
Online ISBN:: 9789048556984
DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1017/9789048556984

Subjects:: Art: General Interest, Art

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Claude III Audran, Arbiter of the French Arabesque is the first substantial biographical study of Claude III Audran, a late seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century master of ornament and a proponent of cutting-edge design who took inspiration from contemporary sources. This work investigates Audran's accomplishments and the factors that impacted the longevity and arc of his successful career, taking into consideration the contextual variables that influenced and shaped his work. Audran's achievements bridge an important period with the eclipse of the Guild Maîtrise and the rise of the Académie royale. Audran subcontracted young artists, such as Watteau, Lancret, and Desportes, in order to circumvent restrictions on guild practice enacted by the crown. Looking at his commissions not only reveals the elite taste of his patrons, including Louis XIV, but also Audran's ability to use elements from popular culture to animate his arabesques, which created hallmarks of rococo interior design.

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Frontmatter
pp 1-4

Contents
pp 5-6

List of Illustrations
pp 7-10

Acknowledgements
pp 11-12

Introduction
pp 13-30

1 - Biography of Claude III Audran (1658–1734)
pp 31-68

2 - The French Arabesque as an Art Form, Audran as Master Ornamentalist , and His Initial Commissioned Works
pp 69-100

3 - Claude III Audran and Jean de La Fontaine’s Fables: Maintaining the Social Hierarchy
pp 101-146

4 - Attracting New Patrons in the Eighteenth Century
pp 147-178

5 - Claude III Audran’s Competitors and His Legacies
pp 179-198

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Appendix
pp 199-204

Bibliography
pp 205-228

Index
pp 229-236

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