Paintings in Proust : a visual companion to 'In Search of Lost Time'

A lavishly illustrated exploration of the ways in which Proust incorporated artists and the visual arts into his works reproduces two hundred signature examples of how he embedded subject choices, painting styles, and the appearances of other artists within his own pieces. Paintings In Proust Is A Companion Guide To A Monumental Twentieth Century Work Of Art. Marcel Proust's In Search Of Lost Time, One Of The Most Expansive Literary Creations Ever Composed, Is A Vast Novel Teeming With Visual References. Author Eric Karpeles Has Combined His Experiences As Painter And Writer To Create A Lavishly Illustrated Book That Illuminates The Winding Corridors Of Proust's Singular, Labyrinthine Masterpiece. For Newcomers To Proust's Work, Paintings In Proust Functions As A Complementary Guidebook, Providing A Firmer Ground From Which To Undertake The Task Of Plunging Into A Novel Famously Known For Its Complexity And Its Length. At The Same Time, Paintings In Proust Offers Further Nourishment To The Seasoned Proustian Reader, Whose Plate Is Already Extravagantly Full. Paintings In Proust Animates The Experience Of Reading By Revealing And Clarifying Much That Might Otherwise Remain Obscure. Illustrating A Treasure Trove Of Visual References, Paintings In Proust Provides Access And Insight In Its Presentation Of Paired Groupings Of Texts And Pictures, Arranged Sequentially, As They Appear In Volume After Volume Of In Search Of Lost Time. Introduction : Mantegna ; Botticelli ; Manet ; Chardin ; Corot ; Millais ; Monet ; Watteau ; Ingres ; Carpaccio ; Whistler -- V.i. Swann's Way : Lasinio ; Robert ; Turner ; Morghen ; Piranesi ; Giotto ; Bellini ; Gleyre ; Carpaccio ; De Hooch ; Botticelli ; Tintoretto ; Ghirlandaio ; Watteau ; Rembrandt ; Moreau ; Sebastino Del Piombo ; Mantegna ; Dürer ; Sansovino ; Vermeer ; Machard ; Fre Angelico ; Poussin ; Guys ; Michelangelo -- V. Ii. Within A Budding Grove : Titian ; Carpaccio ; Leonardo ; Gris ; Fra Bartolommeo ; Gozzoli ; Winterhalter ; Luini ; Watteau ; Botticelli ; Veronese ; Chardin ; Whistler ; Bourdichon ; Moreau ; Carrière ; Guillaumin ; Dürer ; Rembrandt ; Pisanello ; Giotto ; Hogarth ; Manet ; Bellini ; Michelangelo ; Rubens -- V. Iii. The Guermantes Way : Whistler ; Rembrandt ; Bruegel ; Watteau ; Decamps ; Van Huysum ; Hébert ; Fantin-latour ; Fromentin ; Renoir ; Prud'hon ; Van Der Meulen ; Perronneau ; Chardin ; Ingres ; Manet ; Carpaccio ; Delaroche ; Vibert ; Moreau ; Hals ; Memling ; Velázquez ; Mignard ; Turner ; De Champaigne ; Rigaud -- V. Iv. Sodom And Gomorrah : Detaille ; Carpaccio ; Veronese ; Whistler ; Rembrandt ; Jacquet ; Giorgione ; Nattier ; Boucher ; Bakst ; Poussin ; Monet ; Manet ; Degas ; Millet ; Helleu -- V.v. The Captive : Gozzoli ; Leonardo ; Fragonard ; Boucher ; Mantegna ; Vermeer ; Tissot ; El Greco ; Il Bronzino ; Il Sodoma ; Bellini ; Couture ; Rousseau ; De La Tour ; Titian ; Velázquez ; Rembrandt ; Carpaccio ; Munkâcsy ; Luini ; Tiopolo -- V. Vi. The Fugitive : Van Dyck ; Nattier ; Dethomas ; Titian ; Carpaccio ; Whistler ; Giotto ; Turner -- V. Vii. Time Regained : Guardi ; Saint-aubin ; Lawrence ; Fantin-latour ; Cot ; Renoir ; Pisanello ; El Greco ; Carpaccio ; Whistler ; Manet ; Delacroix ; Fromentin ; De La Tour ; Watteau ; Fouquet ; Chenavard ; David ; Rembrandt ; Vermeer ; Mantegna ; Michelangelo ; Chardin. Eric Karpeles. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. A captivating, colorful examination of the ways in which Proust incorporated artists and the visual arts in his work. A la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust is one of the most profoundly visual works in Western literature. Not only are there frequent references to specific works of art, notably during the narrator's visits to Venice and in his evaluations of the style of the imaginary painter Elstir, but certain characters are also evoked by comparison to particular paintings. Bloch's appearance as a boy is likened to the portrait of Mohammed II by Gentile Bellini; Odette de Crécy strikes Swann by her resemblance to a figure in a Botticelli fresco. Even the lesser figure of a certain Mme. Blattin becomes the subject of Proustian mischief by being described as "exactly the portrait of Savonarola by Fra Bartolomeo." Eric Karpeles has identified and located the many paintings to which Proust makes reference; in other cases, where only a painter's name is mentioned to indicate a certain style or appearance, Karpeles has chosen a representative work to illustrate the impression that Proust sought to evoke. With some 200 paintings beautifully reproduced in full color and texts drawn from the Moncrieff/Kilmartin/Enright translation, as well as concise commentaries on the novel's evolving story, this book is an essential addition to the libraries of Proustians everywhere. The book also includes an authoritative introduction examining the various ways in which Proust used paintings and the arts to extend his descriptive vocabulary, and a comprehensive index of artists and paintings mentioned in the novel. Art,Subjects & Themes,Literary Criticism,European,French A la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust is one of the most profoundly visual works in Western literature. Not only are there frequent references to specific works of art, but certain characters are also evoked by comparison to particular paintings. Blochs appearance as a boy is likened to the portrait of Mehmet II by Gentile Bellini; Odette de Crcy strikes Swann by her resemblance to a figure in a Botticelli fresco. Even the lesser figure of a certain Mme. Blattin becomes the subject of Proustian mischief by being described as exactly the portrait of Savonarola by Fra Bartolomeo. Eric Karpeles has identified and located the many paintings to which Proust makes reference and sets them alongside the relevant text from the novel; in other cases, where only a painters name is mentioned to indicate a certain style or appearance, Karpeles has chosen a representative work to illustrate the impression that Proust sought to evoke. With some 200 paintings beautifully reproduced in full color and texts drawn from the Moncrieff/Kilmartin/Enright translation, as well as concise commentaries on the evolving narrative, this book is an essential addition to the libraries of Proustians everywhere. The book also includes an authoritative introduction and a comprehensive index of artists and paintings mentioned in the novel.