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  • Alexandre Brongniart and the Arts of the Earth: Coining “La Céramique”

    Article thumbnail: Alexandre Brongniart and the Arts of the Earth: Coining “La Céramique”
    Type:
    Article
    Description/Abstract:
    Taking on the task of ordering the sciences related to pottery and clay-based objects, natural historian and porcelainier Alexandre Brongniart sought a new way of describing the ancient practice. Early in his forty-seven-year career as director of the Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Brongniart developed a research center for the advanced study of pottery and porcelain making. Brongniart recognized that an inclusive and distinct term for the field was necessary, but it had to be introduced carefully, so that it was welcomed rather than rejected as presumptuous. Through close reading of Brongniart’s writings, as well as contemporary periodicals and the texts of other authors, the development of the word “ceramic” – originally introduced by Brongniart and his associates in French as “la céramique” – can be traced closely. I show that this was a deliberate, methodical, and years-long effort to create a durable, comprehensive term.
    Creator/Author:
    Carr-Trebelhorn, Julia
    Submitter:
    Julia Carr-Trebelhorn
    Date Uploaded:
    03/09/2026
    Date Modified:
    03/09/2026
    Date Created:
    2026-03-09
    License:
    Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International

  • Views from the Window: Conveying Harmony Under Different Atmospheric Conditions in Camille Pissarro’s Boulevard Montmartre Series

    Student Work thumbnail: Views from the Window: Conveying Harmony Under Different Atmospheric Conditions in Camille Pissarro’s Boulevard Montmartre Series
    Type:
    Student Work
    Description/Abstract:
    The only artist to be featured at all eight Impressionist Exhibitions in Paris was Camille Pissarro. The Impressionist movement emerged during a period of rapid social change and growing industrialization with more people moving to cities. In Pissarro’s works, he specifically concentrated on the conditions of different weather and times of day to alter how he painted scenes of a city. My paper focuses on the Boulevard Montmartre series and his use of building tonal relationships and skill of lighting placement across the fourteen paintings in order to establish a harmonious composition where the day’s essence radiates off the canvas.
    Creator/Author:
    Reinhold, Emily
    Submitter:
    Emily Reinhold
    Date Uploaded:
    04/25/2023
    Date Modified:
    04/25/2023
    Date Created:
    2023-04-20
    License:
    Public Domain Mark 1.0