Italian Medieval Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cloisters - 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 Italian Medieval Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cloisters write by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). This book was released on 2010. Italian Medieval Sculpture in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cloisters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The collection of Italian medieval sculpture in The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Cloisters began with the acquisition in 1908 of a Romanesque column statue; today the Museum's holdings comprise more than seventy works dating from the ninth to the late fifteenth century ... The birthplaces of these works range from Sicily to Venice; some typify local styles, others illustrate the intense artistic exchanges taking place within Italy and between Italy and the wider world ... Technological advances of the last decades have made it possible to determine more precisely the materials and techniques from which works of art are made, the history of their alteration, and the mechanisms of their deterioration. Using such techniques, scholars have been able to ascertain, for example, that sculptures previously thought to be modern works carved in the medieval manner were in fact completely authentic. This innovative volume represents a watershed in the study of sculpture: a collaborative dialogue between an art historian and a conservator—between art history and art science—that deepens our understanding of the object we see, while illuminating its elusive, enigmatic history"--From publisher's description.
Set in Stone
Set in Stone - 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 Set in Stone write by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). This book was released on 2006. Set in Stone available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Publisher description
The Cloisters
The Cloisters - 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 The Cloisters write by Peter Barnet. This book was released on 2012-11-27. The Cloisters available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Home to an extraordinary collection of treasured masterworks, including the famed Unicorn Tapestries, The Cloisters is devoted to the art and architecture of medieval Europe. This splendid new guide, published to celebrate The Cloisters' seventy-fifth anniversary, richly illustrates and describes the most important highlights of its collection, from paintings, illuminated manuscripts, and exquisitely carved ivories to its monumental architecture evocative of the grand religious spaces and domestic interiors of the Middle Ages. The Cloisters remains a testament to design innovation—a New York City landmark with sweeping views of the Hudson River—featuring original elements of Romanesque and Gothic architecture dating from the 12th through the 15th century. Three of the structures enclose beautiful gardens cultivated with species known from tapestries, medieval herbals, and other historic sources. These exotic spaces, the art masterpieces, and the fragrant plants offer visitors an oasis of serenity and inspiration. This book both encapsulates and enhances that experience.
The Secular Spirit
The Secular Spirit - 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 The Secular Spirit write by . This book was released on 1975. The Secular Spirit available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Choirs of Angels
Choirs of Angels - 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 Choirs of Angels write by Barbara Drake Boehm. This book was released on 2008. Choirs of Angels available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This delightful book describes and illustrates the Metropolitan Museum's collection of nearly 40 illuminations from Italian choral manuscripts. Representing the work of Gothic and Renaissance masters both celebrated and anonymous, these precious paintings in miniature---with their compelling narrative, brilliant color, and shining gold---bear witness to exceptional aesthetic accomplishment. The choir books they illuminate are a rich source of information about the development of chant, whose unexpected transcendent tonalities have abiding appeal today. They also serve as primary sources for the study of the lives of religious communities and of the philosophy and faith that infused medieval Europe, offering a glimpse of Italy at the dawn of the Renaissance.
