Henri Bertin and the Representation of China in Eighteenth-Century France

Name: Henri Bertin and the Representation of China in Eighteenth-Century France
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780367514327
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By John Finlay

Series: Routledge Research in Art History

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Henri Bertin and the Representation of China in Eighteenth-Century France provides a detailed exploration of the intellectual, technical, and artistic exchanges between Europe and China during the late 1700s. It centres on Henri-Léonard Bertin, a French minister deeply invested in Chinese culture, who facilitated the spread of knowledge and imagery about China in France. The book sheds light on the cultural networks and the idealised vision of China that influenced cross-cultural dialogue in the early modern period.
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This work is well suited for scholars and readers interested in art history, visual culture, and the historical interactions between Europe and China, particularly in the context of eighteenth-century cultural relations.

This is an in-depth study of the intellectual, technical, and artistic encounters between Europe and China in the late eighteenth century.

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This is an in-depth study of the intellectual, technical, and artistic encounters between Europe and China in the late eighteenth century, focusing on the purposeful acquisition of information and images that characterised a direct engagement with the idea of China.

The central figure in this story is Henri-Léonard Bertin (1720–1792), who served as a minister of state under Louis XV and, briefly, Louis XVI. Both his official position and personal passion for all things Chinese placed him at the centre of intersecting networks of like-minded individuals who shared his ideal vision of China as a nation from which France had much to learn. John Finlay examines a fascinating episode in the rich history of cross-cultural exchange between China and Europe in the early modern period, and this book will be an important and timely contribution to a very current discussion about Sino-French cultural relations.

Henri Bertin and the Representation of China in Eighteenth-Century France will be of interest to scholars in art history, visual culture, European and Chinese history.