The Sense of Hearing (1744-1747). Philippe Mercier (Franco-German, 1689 or 1691-1760). Oil on canvas
The Sense of Hearing (1744-1747). Philippe Mercier (Franco-German, 1689 or 1691-1760). Oil on canvas. Yale Center for British Art.Mercier’s works added the new, 18th-century, perspective on the subject. HisThe Five Senses explored the ways in which painting could exceed its visual medium to appeal to the senses. In this way it embraced the growing attachment to both material and sensuous pleasures that well-fitted the era of Louis XV and his sophisticated maîtresses. -- source link
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