Synthèse de l'essentiel des idées de Diderot sur l'art de 1759 à 1763. Diderot, dans ses écrits, tâche de ramener les artistes à une observation plus sincère de la nature. Il n'envisage pas l'oeuvre d'art sous le seul angle des qualités formelles, mais s'attache aussi à la décrire dans ses rapports ambigus, souvent déterminants, avec la société et les institutions politiques.
The story of Marie Antoinette's portraitist, a remarkable woman living in dangerous times
Candide is the story of a gentle man who, though pummeled and slapped in every direction by fate, clings desperately to the belief that he lives in "the best of all possible worlds." On the surface a witty, bantering tale, this eighteenth-century classic is actually a savage, satiric thrust at the philosophical optimism that proclaims that all disaster and human suffering is part of a benevolent cosmic plan. Fast, funny, often outrageous, the French philosopher's immortal narrative takes Candide around the world to discover that -- contrary to the teachings of his distinguished tutor Dr. Pangloss -- all is not always for the best. Alive with wit, brilliance, and graceful storytelling, Candide has become Voltaire's most celebrated work.