Hollis Clayson Books
Paris in despair
"The siege of Paris by Prussians in the fall and winter of 1870 and 1871 turned the city upside down, radically altering its appearance, social structure, and mood. As Hollis Clayson demonstrates i...
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"How did landscape painting develop from being the backdrop to religious painting to become the exclusive focus of magnificent works by Turner and Monet? How have artists across the centuries appro...
Read MorePainted Love
"Prostitution was widespread in nineteenth century Paris, and as French streets filled with these women of the night, French art and literature of the period took notice. In this book, Hollis Clays...
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