Author: Charissa Bremer-David
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606068288
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 179

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Vividly illustrated, this is the first comprehensive catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum’s celebrated collection of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French silver. The collection of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century French silver at the J. Paul Getty Museum is of exceptional quality and state of preservation. Each piece is remarkable for its beauty, inventive form, skillful execution, illustrious provenance, and the renown of its maker. This volume is the first complete study of these exquisite objects, with more than 250 color photographs bringing into focus extraordinary details such as minuscule makers’ marks, inscriptions, and heraldic armorials. The publication details the formation of the Museum’s collection of French silver, several pieces of which were selected by J. Paul Getty himself, and discusses the regulations of the historic Parisian guild of gold- and silversmiths that set quality controls and consumer protections. Comprehensive entries catalogue a total of thirty-three pieces with descriptions, provenance, exhibition history, and technical information. The related commentaries shed light on the function of these objects and the roles they played in the daily lives of their prosperous owners. The book also includes maker biographies and a full bibliography. The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at getty.edu/publications/french-silver/ and includes 360-degree views and zoomable high-resolution photography. Also available are free PDF and EPUB downloads of the book, and JPG downloads of the main catalogue images.

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588394506
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 466

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This volume catalogues more than 400 decorative objects in the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, including painted enamels, snuffboxes, porcelain, pottery, ceramics, jewellery, furniture, cast metal, and textiles from throughout Europe and Asia, with the majority dating from the late seventh century to the 20th century.

Author: André Chastel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 408

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The renowned art historian Andre Chastel intended his history of art in France from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century to be the crowning achievement of his long and distinguished career. The fruit of ten years of research and writing, this fully documented and erudite study goes beyond conventional art historical analysis to get at the heart of over two millenia of artistic creation.

Author: Antoinette Faÿ-Hallé
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Faience
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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Author: John Whitehead
Publisher: Penguin Putnam
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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Author: Charissa Bremer-David
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 160606052X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 169

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Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Apr. 26-Aug. 7, 2011, and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sept. 18-Dec. 10, 2011.

Author: R. W. Lightbown
Publisher: Stationery Office Books (TSO)
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 134

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Author: Peter Fuhring
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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Author: National Art Library (Great Britain)
Publisher:
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Category : Anatomy, Artistic
Languages : en
Pages : 1296

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Author: John Crerar Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decorative arts
Languages : en
Pages : 762

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