Author: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Libraries
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 816
Book Description
The Winterthur Museum Libraries Collection of Printed Books and Periodicals: Rare book catalog. Auction catalogs. Shaker collection
Author: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. Libraries
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 816
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The Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
New ser. v. 6-29 include 77th-100th Annual report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1946-1969-70 (previously and subsequently published separately).
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
New ser. v. 6-29 include 77th-100th Annual report of the Trustees of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1946-1969-70 (previously and subsequently published separately).
Arts Digest
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 744
Book Description
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 744
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Luxury Arts of the Renaissance
Author: Marina Belozerskaya
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892367857
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892367857
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.
The Rhine
Author: Karl Baedeker (Firm)
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Category : Black Forest (Germany)
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
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Category : Black Forest (Germany)
Languages : en
Pages : 796
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Art Digest
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 770
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The Rhine from the Dutch to the Alsatian Frontier
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Category : Rhine River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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Category : Rhine River Valley
Languages : en
Pages : 602
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Art Books, 1876-1949
Author: R.R. Bowker Company
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 810
Book Description
Art Museums of the World [2 Volumes]
Author: Virginia Jackson
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
An authoritative reference work that lists more than 200 selected museums in countries from Afghanistan to Zaire. . . . This set responds to the need for a work that offers serious researchers scholarly articles on the history and collections of the world's major museums. Choice This volume will be of great use to scholars for the valuable and frequently difficult to obtain information it provides, including facts about museum libraries and the availability of slides and photographs. Not only will it be a wonderful reference tool for researchers, but it also makes fascinating reading for the armchair traveler. Highly recommended. Library Journal
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
An authoritative reference work that lists more than 200 selected museums in countries from Afghanistan to Zaire. . . . This set responds to the need for a work that offers serious researchers scholarly articles on the history and collections of the world's major museums. Choice This volume will be of great use to scholars for the valuable and frequently difficult to obtain information it provides, including facts about museum libraries and the availability of slides and photographs. Not only will it be a wonderful reference tool for researchers, but it also makes fascinating reading for the armchair traveler. Highly recommended. Library Journal
Best of California's Missions, Mansions, and Museums
Author: Ken McKowen
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 0899975542
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This two-color traveler’s companion features more than 130 of California’s best missions, mansions, and museums. In addition to insider information on many of the destinations, the guide features themed tours that will appeal to tourists and armchair travelers alike, history buffs, as well as teachers and parents. Every entry details the highlights of a particular place and includes operating hours, entrance fees, location, a phone number, and website information. Themed tours range from famous Californians, to lighthouses, ghost towns, and much more. This guidebook is a must-have for anyone interested in California's eclectic history.
Publisher: Wilderness Press
ISBN: 0899975542
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
This two-color traveler’s companion features more than 130 of California’s best missions, mansions, and museums. In addition to insider information on many of the destinations, the guide features themed tours that will appeal to tourists and armchair travelers alike, history buffs, as well as teachers and parents. Every entry details the highlights of a particular place and includes operating hours, entrance fees, location, a phone number, and website information. Themed tours range from famous Californians, to lighthouses, ghost towns, and much more. This guidebook is a must-have for anyone interested in California's eclectic history.