East Asian Aesthetics and the Space of Painting in Eighteenth-Century Europe

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Isabelle TillerotTranslated by Chris Miller An insightful look at how East Asian notions of space transformed Western painting.  This volume offers the first critical account of how European imports of East Asian textiles, porcelain, and lacquers, along with newly published descriptions of the Chinese garden, inspired a revolution in the role of painting in early modern Europe. With particular focus on French interiors, Isabelle Tillerot reveals how a European enthusiasm for East Asian culture and a demand…