Les illustrations de l’Insulinde dans l’Histoire générale des voyages de l’abbé Prévost (1746-1759) : vérité et ressemblance
| Autor: | Hélène Njoto-Feillard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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| Zdroj: | Histoire de l'art. 51:73-85 |
| ISSN: | 0992-2059 |
| DOI: | 10.3406/hista.2002.2992 |
| Popis: | Indian Archipelago as illustrated in Abbé Prévost's Histoire générale des voyages : truth and likeness. The Histoire générale des voyages (1746-1759) knew an outstanding fame until the second half of the 19th century. Its author, Abbé Jean Prévost, was appointed by the Minister of the Navy Maurepas and by the Chancelor d’Aguesseau to oversee the translation and adaptation of this encyclopaedic project, which exerted such an influence on Rousseau, Voltaire, Abbé Raynal or Diderot. The plates, under the direction of C.N. Cochin the Young, largely contributed to the success of the book, even if the study of the illustrations of Indian Archipelago reveal an inaccurate approach, dictated by Prévost himself. Indeed, the level of truth, the richness of invention of the artists, as well as the refined etchings, give the impression of scenes taken on the spot, so that the demands of likeness come second to those of entertainment. Njoto-Feillard Hélène. Les illustrations de l’Insulinde dans l’Histoire générale des voyages de l’abbé Prévost (1746-1759) : vérité et ressemblance. In: Histoire de l'art, N°51, 2002. Voyages. pp. 73-85. |
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