Author : Susan Weber Soros
Release : 2004-01-01
Genre : Art
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Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry - 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 Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry write by Susan Weber Soros. This book was released on 2004-01-01. Castellani and Italian Archaeological Jewelry available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. During the nineteenth century in Rome, three generations of the Castellani family created what they called “Italian archaeological jewelry,” which was inspired by the precious Etruscan, Roman, Greek, and Byzantine antiquities being excavated at the time. The Castellani jewelry consisted of finely wrought gold that was often combined with delicate and colorful mosaics, carved gemstones, or enamel. This magnificent book is the first to display and discuss the jewelry and the family behind it. International scholars discuss the life and work of the Castellani, revealing the wide-ranging aspects of the family’s artistic and cultural activities. They describe the making and marketing of the jewelry, the survey collection of all periods of Italian jewelry on display in the Castellani’s palatial store, and the Castellani’s activities in the trade of antiquities, as they sponsored excavations, and restored, dealt, and exhibited antiques. They also recount the family’s involvement in the cultural and political life of their city and country.