Language of the Body: Drawings by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

By Pierre-Paul Prud'hon and John Elderfield

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (1758-1823), a French artist best known as a painter of mythological and allegorical scenes, also made chalk studies of nude figures - called academies - throughout his career. These drawings are the subject of this book, in which 57 examples of Prud'hon's work are accompanied by text exploring their style and what they say about the artist's place among his contemporaries.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810935856
• ISBN13: 9780810935853
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 4.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 13.0" x 1.0" x 10.8"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary