—Emily Bergeron

highly stylized representations of the human form

- Made of resin with a golden alabaster patina

the book is a feast for the eye and a breath-taking cache of knowledge

It is the first major publication to focus on exploring the ways in which text and illumination worked together to help show medieval readers the role and purpose of history

Louise Moillon test50 —Emily BergeronLesley Stevenson This stunning volume is the first scholarly monograph in English devoted to French artist Louise Moillon. The life and career of Louise Moillon (1609 101696) offers a fascinating case study of a supremely talented artist whose posthumous reputation has been mired in invisibility. Born and raised in Paris, Moillon was the sole woman in a circle of Calvinist Protestant migrs who brought their tradition of still life painting with them