Paul Jamot / Ernest Laurent - Ernest Laurent - 1911

[With an Author's Dedication + a Letter from the Artist] in 1 volume, quarto format, paperback, 31 pages.

Preserved snakes.

External wear, fresh interior - Pleasant specimen.



Paul Jamot (1863–1939) was a French art historian, critic, and curator.

Specialist in Italian Renaissance painting and French art.

Curator at the Louvre Museum, where he played an important role in collection policy.

Author of numerous works and studies on Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, among others.

Known for an approach that blends rigorous scholarship with a clear and accessible style.

Paul Jamot made a significant contribution to the development of art history in France and to the dissemination of Renaissance knowledge to the general public.



Ernest Laurent (1859–1929) was a French painter, best known for his symbolist and decorative works.

Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, notably a pupil of Gustave Boulanger.

Associated with symbolism, featuring poetic, dreamlike, and sometimes mystical themes.

Has created numerous murals and monumental decorations (town halls, theatres, public buildings)

Elegant style, supple lines, harmonious colors, often close to Puvis de Chavannes

Exhibited at the Salon and recognized in his lifetime by official institutions.

He is today less famous than some contemporaries, but remains important for understanding French decorative painting at the end of the 19th century.


[With a Letter from the Author + a Letter from the Artist] in 1 volume in-4 paperback, 31 pages.

Snakes preserved.

Exterior wear, fresh interior – pleasant copy.



Paul Jamot (1863–1939) was a French art historian, critic and curator.

Specialist in Italian Renaissance painting and French art

Curator at the Louvre Museum, where he played an important role in collections policy

Author of numerous books and studies on Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, among others

Known for an approach combining rigorous erudition and clear and accessible style

Paul Jamot has contributed greatly to the development of art history in France and to the dissemination of knowledge about the Renaissance to the general public.



Ernest Laurent (1859–1929) was a French painter, best known for his symbolist and decorative works.

Trained at the École des beaux-arts de Paris, student of Gustave Boulanger

Associated with symbolism, with poetic, dreamlike, and sometimes mystical themes.

He has created many murals and monumental decorations (town halls, theaters, public buildings).

Elegant style, soft lines, harmonious colors, often close to Puvis de Chavannes

Exhibited at the Salon and recognized during his lifetime by official institutions

It is today less famous than some contemporaries, but remains important to understand French decorative painting of the late nineteenth century.