Illustrated Catalogue of the Noteworthy Gathering of Gothic and Other Ancient Art Including a Most Remarkable Collection of Stained Glass Panels of the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries, Exceedingly Rare Tapestries, Extraordinary Hammered Brass Dishes and Other Rare Objects of Interest to Connoisseurs and Amateurs - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Illustrated Catalogue of the Noteworthy Gathering of Gothic and Other Ancient Art Including a Most Remarkable Collection of Stained Glass Panels of the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries, Exceedingly Rare Tapestries, Extraordinary Hammered Brass Dishes and Other Rare Objects of Interest to Connoisseurs and Amateurs write by American Art Association. This book was released on 1921. Illustrated Catalogue of the Noteworthy Gathering of Gothic and Other Ancient Art Including a Most Remarkable Collection of Stained Glass Panels of the 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries, Exceedingly Rare Tapestries, Extraordinary Hammered Brass Dishes and Other Rare Objects of Interest to Connoisseurs and Amateurs available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Luxury Arts of the Renaissance
Luxury Arts of the Renaissance - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Luxury Arts of the Renaissance write by Marina Belozerskaya. This book was released on 2005-10-01. Luxury Arts of the Renaissance available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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.
Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice
Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice write by Arie Wallert. This book was released on 1995-08-24. Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Bridging the fields of conservation, art history, and museum curating, this volume contains the principal papers from an international symposium titled "Historical Painting Techniques, Materials, and Studio Practice" at the University of Leiden in Amsterdam, Netherlands, from June 26 to 29, 1995. The symposium—designed for art historians, conservators, conservation scientists, and museum curators worldwide—was organized by the Department of Art History at the University of Leiden and the Art History Department of the Central Research Laboratory for Objects of Art and Science in Amsterdam. Twenty-five contributors representing museums and conservation institutions throughout the world provide recent research on historical painting techniques, including wall painting and polychrome sculpture. Topics cover the latest art historical research and scientific analyses of original techniques and materials, as well as historical sources, such as medieval treatises and descriptions of painting techniques in historical literature. Chapters include the painting methods of Rembrandt and Vermeer, Dutch 17th-century landscape painting, wall paintings in English churches, Chinese paintings on paper and canvas, and Tibetan thangkas. Color plates and black-and-white photographs illustrate works from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
French Rococo Ébénisterie in the J. Paul Getty Museum
French Rococo Ébénisterie in the J. Paul Getty Museum - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook French Rococo Ébénisterie in the J. Paul Getty Museum write by Gillian Wilson. This book was released on 2021-03-30. French Rococo Ébénisterie in the J. Paul Getty Museum available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The first comprehensive catalogue of the Getty Museum’s significant collection of French Rococo ébénisterie furniture. This catalogue focuses on French ébénisterie furniture in the Rococo style dating from 1735 to 1760. These splendid objects directly reflect the tastes of the Museum’s founder, J. Paul Getty, who started collecting in this area in 1938 and continued until his death in 1976. The Museum’s collection is particularly rich in examples created by the most talented cabinet masters then active in Paris, including Bernard van Risenburgh II (after 1696–ca. 1766), Jacques Dubois (1694–1763), and Jean-François Oeben (1721–1763). Working for members of the French royal family and aristocracy, these craftsmen excelled at producing veneered and marquetried pieces of furniture (tables, cabinets, and chests of drawers) fashionable for their lavish surfaces, refined gilt-bronze mounts, and elaborate design. These objects were renowned throughout Europe at a time when Paris was considered the capital of good taste. The entry on each work comprises both a curatorial section, with description and commentary, and a conservation report, with construction diagrams. An introduction by Anne-Lise Desmas traces the collection’s acquisition history, and two technical essays by Arlen Heginbotham present methodologies and findings on the analysis of gilt-bronze mounts and lacquer. The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at www.getty.edu/publications/rococo/ and includes zoomable, high-resolution photography. Also available are free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book, and JPG downloads of the main catalogue images.
Dutch and Flemish Furniture
Dutch and Flemish Furniture - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dutch and Flemish Furniture write by Esther Singleton. This book was released on 1907. Dutch and Flemish Furniture available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
