Au coeur de la couleur: Chefs-d'oeuvre de la porcelaine monochrome chinoise (VIIIe-XVIIIe siècle)./Unblemished colours: Masterpieces of chinese monochrome porcelain (8th-18th centuries). Grèce there are these fragments which

there are these fragments which still carry within them the memory of those who encountered them

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Horace Vernet discovered the great classical Italian models and experimented with history painting

Quentin Bajac is a graduate of the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris

this limited edition book is as poetic as it is magnificent

Au coeur de la couleur: Chefs-d'oeuvre de la porcelaine monochrome chinoise (VIIIe-XVIIIe siècle)./Unblemished colours: Masterpieces of chinese monochrome porcelain (8th-18th centuries). Grèce there are these fragments whichFamous throughout the world, porcelain remained a Chinese exclusive for a long time, with Europe only discovering its secret in the 18th century. Monochrome porcelainthat is, porcelain coated in a single colorrepresents the highest expression of the technical perfection of this art, requiring great purity of materials and absolute control of gestures and firing. Pigments capable of withstanding very high firing temperatures are few in number, and