ESTELLE LINGO

This book is the first in English devoted to François Duquesnoy, a central figure in seventeenth-century European sculpture, a rival to Bernini, and a leading light in an artistic milieu that included Poussin and Rubens. Estelle Lingo reconstructs Duquesnoys pursuit in Rome of a modern artistic practice in the Greek manner. Reconstruction of Duquesnoys Greek ideal enables Lingo to offer new interpretations of his exquisite marble and bronze sculptures. Moreover, she demonstrates that the archaeological and poetic vision of Greek art developed by Duquesnoy and his circle formed the basis of Johann Joachim Winckelmanns influential Reflections on the Imitation of Greek Works in Painting and Sculpturethus overturning the long-held assumption that no meaningful distinction was made between ancient Greek and Roman art prior to Winckelmanns work in the eighteenth century. Examining in detail how Duquesnoy developed and employed his Greek manner, Lingo brings to light the extent of his contributions to European culture and aesthetics, and to the rise of Neoclassicism. Estelle Lingo is assistant professor of art history, Division of Art History, University of Washington, Seattle.