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Ingres in Fashion : Representations of Dress and Appearance in Ingres's Images of Women
Ingres in Fashion Representations of Dress and Appearance in Ingres's Images of Women Author:Aileen Ribeiro For more than half of the nineteenth century, French artist Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicted in meticulous detail the rapidly changing appearance of the fashionable woman. This book, with over 150 illustrations, explores for the first time the ways in which clothing, accessories, and fabric defined and displayed women in Ingres`s portraits... more », including the grandes dames of elite society and the newly opulent bourgeoisie.« less