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Book Western Decorative Arts Volume 1

    Western Decorative Arts Volume 1

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  • Author : National Gallery of Art (U.S.)
  • Publisher : Princeton University Press
  • Release : 1993
  • ISBN : 0521470684
  • Pages : 369 pages

Download or read book Western Decorative Arts Volume 1 written by National Gallery of Art (U.S.) and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is one of several that examines the National Gallery of Art's distinguished collection of decorative arts. (The second volume will be published in 1996.) The group treated here is composed primarily of works acquired from the Widener Collection, and amplified by holdings acquired from the Kress family. Included are more than eighty Medieval, Renaissance, and later historic objects in a wide variety of media, encompassing metalwork, stained glass, enamels, ceramics, and jewels. Among the highlights are a Limoges reliquary chasse, a Mosan lion aquamanile, thirty-eight pieces in a remarkable cohesive group of Italian maiolica, three of the very rare pottery objects known as 'Saint-Porchaire', and, the centerpiece of the collection, the Suger chalice, an ancient sardonyx cup to which the Abbot Suger added a bejewelled golden setting in the twelfth century. Like other volumes in the Systematic Catalogue of the National Gallery of Art Collections,Western Decorative Arts includes a thoroughly researched entry for each object, together with an artist biography, up-to-date bibliography, and a technical analysis.

Book Maiolica Italian Renaissance Ceramics in the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Download or read book Maiolica Italian Renaissance Ceramics in the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Timothy Wilson and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2016-08-29 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The form of tin-glazed earthenware known as maiolica reveals much about the culture and spirit of Renaissance Italy. Engagingly decorative, often spectacularly colorful, sometimes whimsical or frankly bawdy, these magnificent objects, which were generally made for use rather than simple ornamentation, present a fascinating glimpse into the realities of daily life. Though not as well known as Renaissance painting and sculpture, maiolica is also prized by collectors and amateurs of the decorative arts the world over. This volume offers highlights of the world-class collection of maiolica at the Metropolitan Museum. It presents 135 masterpieces that reflect more than four hundred years of exquisite artistry, ranging from early pieces from Pesaro—including an eight-figure group of the Lamentation, the largest, most ambitious piece of sculpture produced in a Renaissance maiolica workshop—to everyday objects such as albarelli (pharmacy jars), bella donna plates, and humorous genre scenes. Each piece has been newly photographed for this volume, and each is presented with a full discussion, provenance, exhibition history, publication history, notes on form and glaze, and condition report. Two essays by Timothy Wilson, widely considered the foremost scholar in the field, provide overviews of the history and technique of maiolica as well as an account of the formation of The Met's collection. Also featured is a wide-ranging introduction by Luke Syson that examines how the function of an object governed the visual and compositional choices made by the pottery painter. As the latest volume in The Met's series of decorative arts highlights, Maiolica is an invaluable resource for scholars and collectors as well as an absorbing general introduction to a multifaceted subject.

Book Ceramic Art of the Italian Renaissance

Download or read book Ceramic Art of the Italian Renaissance written by Timothy Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints

Download or read book The National Union Catalog Pre 1956 Imprints written by and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue des objets d art et de haute curiosit du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance fa ences et porcelaines objets vari s composant la collection de feu M Henry Maho

Download or read book Catalogue des objets d art et de haute curiosit du Moyen Age et de la Renaissance fa ences et porcelaines objets vari s composant la collection de feu M Henry Maho written by Charles Mannheim and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue d objets d art et de curiosit de la collection de feu M Le Roy Ladurie

Download or read book Catalogue d objets d art et de curiosit de la collection de feu M Le Roy Ladurie written by Collectif and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Catalogue des objets d art et de haute curiosit de l antiquit du moyen ge et de la renaissance composant la collection de feu M Boy et dont la vente aura lieu Paris du 15 au 24 mai 1905

Download or read book Catalogue des objets d art et de haute curiosit de l antiquit du moyen ge et de la renaissance composant la collection de feu M Boy et dont la vente aura lieu Paris du 15 au 24 mai 1905 written by and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: