02358cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000230011324500110013626400510014730000470019833600260024533700260027133800360029749000270033350000310036050801980039152013030058953400450189265300370193783000270197485600430200142140UtSlPG20260610133950.0mcr n260607r2013||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aND1 aMacklin, Alys Eyre10aGreuze 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2013  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier1 aMasterpieces in Colour  aRelease date is 2013-02-20  aE-text prepared by sp1nd, Matthew Wheaton, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (http://archive.org)  a"Greuze" by Alys Eyre Macklin is a biography written in the early 20th century, exploring the life and works of the French painter Jean Baptiste Greuze (1725-1805). This book offers a detailed look at Greuze's artistic journey, examining his shifts from moral and domestic scenes to his famous portrayals of youthful beauty. Macklin endeavors to highlight Greuze's significant contributions to 18th-century art, contextualizing them within the social and moral dynamics of his time.  The book delves into various aspects of Greuze's career, detailing his early struggles and ultimate rise to fame as a celebrated painter, acclaimed for his sentimental and often moralistic depictions of family and youth. Macklin critiques his technique and thematic choices, acknowledging both the beauty of Greuze's works and the limitations in-depth and diversity. Through a series of captivating anecdotes and historical context, the biography illustrates Greuze's personal battles and the complexities of his character, especially his vanity and tumultuous marriage, which contrasted with his public success. Ultimately, the book presents Greuze as a fascinating figure who reflected the changing values of his epoch while making a lasting impact on the art world. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGreuze, Jean-Baptiste, 1725-1805 0aMasterpieces in Colour40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42140