Date of Award
2-1-2019
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Art & Art History
First Advisor
Tara Zanardi
Second Advisor
Maria Loh
Academic Program Adviser
Maria Antonella Pelizzari
Abstract
This thesis examines Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin and his prolific treatise, L’art du Brodeur— both of which elevated the status of eighteenth-century embroidery under the reign of Louis XV, as seen in the context of embroidered court dress, concepts of etiquette and the luxury guilds.
Recommended Citation
Koons, Pamela J., "The Material Turn: Charles-Germain de Saint-Aubin and the Art of Embroidery in Louis XV’s France" (2019). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_sas_etds/415
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