Under the aegis of discerning patrons such as Francis I, Henri II, and Catherine de’ Medici, France developed a rich artistic vocabulary dominated by elongated figures, inventive decorative motifs, and intriguing subject matter. The frequently ephemeral nature of artistic production during this period, along with losses engendered by time and events like the French Revolution, has meant that this is a period still flush with rewarding investigative possibilities.

The volume’s contributors explore different aspects of the extant material record and how it was shaped, at times by radical changes in the social and political climate, focusing particularly on works of art in American collections, thus helping to widen the scope of research carried out in France. Several authors provide exciting new attributions, bringing greater understanding to the careers of artists such as Baptiste Pellerin and the two Cousin, père et fils. The enduring appeal of French Renaissance aesthetics is also explored here, attesting to the visual vibrancy of this distinctive period in France’s history.

Ed. Yassana Croizat-Glazer & Sarah Harris Weiss.
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Advance Praise

“Exhaustively researched and impeccably written, this collection celebrates a scholar of unparalleled brilliance and generosity. In pathfinding essays drawing on art history, anthropology, and early modern culture, the authors honour at once the range and depth of Colin Eisler’s work on the Renaissance and its legacy here and now. The volume will be an enduring point of reference.” — Tom Conley, Harvard University

“This collection of high-quality articles dedicated to Colin Eisler is a welcomed contribution to scholarship on French Renaissance art. It will not only please his many admirers, but also contribute significantly to the study of both the major and the decorative arts of early modern France.” — Pierre Rosenberg, musée du Louvre

“This collection exposes those of us unable to benefit directly from Professor Eisler’s teaching to a demonstration of what the mentorship of someone with such wide-ranging interests and a laser-like focus on good scholarship can produce.” — Sheila ffolliott, George Mason University

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Table of Contents

Introduction — Carla Zecher

Selected Bibliography of French Renaissance Work by Colin Eisler

1. ‘la roine d’escosse marie estamt petite’: François Clouet’s Portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, as a Little Girl — Suzanne Boorsch
2. Beauty Secrets: The Art of Perfumery and Cosmetics in Renaissance France — Yassana Croizat-Glazer
3. New Light, New Thoughts on Baptiste Pellerin as a Draughtsman — George A. Wanklyn
4. Sixteenth–Century French Armour Drawings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art — Stuart W. Pyhrr
5. Designs for Tombs in Sixteenth-Century France — Ian Wardropper
6. Death and Afterlife of the Late Valois Court Style in Sculpture — Mary L. Levkoff
7. A Consideration of the Influence of the French Renaissance on the Work of Clodion — Anne L. Poulet
8. An Early Enseigne of the Ordre de Saint-Michel Discovered — Colin Eisler