Jean-Baptiste Valadié is known for his sensuous nudes; our prints are from a series illustrating Les Pêches Capitaux (the seven deadly sins). There is a monograph on Jean-Baptiste Valadié by Michel Peyramaure (1997); see also Valadié: Oeuvres Graphiques (1988). See: Courrière, Jean-Baptiste Valadié, 1972; Valadié: Oeuvres Graphiques, 1988; Peyramaure, Valadié, 1997. |