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ISBN:
Category : Gobelin tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
A Louis XVI Tapestry Suite from the Manufacture Royale Des Gobelins
Author: The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts
Author: Gordon CampbellPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195189485
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 1277
Book Description
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts covers thousands of years of decorative arts production throughout western and non-western culture. With over 1,000 entries, as well as hundreds drawn from the 34-volume Dictionary of Art, this topical collection is a valuable resource for those interested in the history, practice, and mechanics of the decorative arts. Accompanied by almost 100 color and more than 500 black and white illustrations, the 1,290 pages of this title include hundreds of entries on artists and craftsmen, the qualities and historic uses of materials, as well as concise definitions on art forms and style. Explore the works of Alvar Aalto, Charles and Ray Eames, and the Wiener Wekstatte, or delve into the history of Navajo blankets and wing chairs in thousands of entries on artists, craftsmen, designers, workshops, and decorative art forms.
Catalogue of Tapestry and a Suite of Louis XV. Fauteuils ... a Panel of Gobelins Tapestry ... and Decorative Furniture & Porcelain from Various Sources
Author: Christie, Manson & WoodsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Woven Gold
Author: Charissa Bremer-DavidPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606064614
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Meticulously woven by hand with wool, silk, and gilt-metal thread, the tapestry collection of the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, represents the highest achievements of the art form. Intended to enhance the king’s reputation by visualizing his manifest glory and to promote the kingdom’s nascent mercantile economy, the royal collection of tapestries included antique and contemporary sets that followed the designs of the greatest artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, including Raphael, Giulio Romano, Rubens, Vouet, and Le Brun. Ranging in date from about 1540 to 1715 and coming from weaving workshops across northern Europe, these remarkable works portray scenes from the bible, history, and mythology. As treasured textiles, the works were traditionally displayed in the royal palaces when the court was in residence and in public on special occasions and feast days. They are still little known, even in France, as they are mostly reserved for the decoration of elite state residences and ministerial offices. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of fourteen marvelous examples of the former royal collection that will be displayed exclusively at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center from December 15, 2015, to May 1, 2016. Lavishly illustrated, the volume presents for the first time in English the latest scholarship of the foremost authorities working in the field.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts: Labhardt to Zwischengoldglas; Index
Author: Gordon CampbellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 680
Book Description
Contains information drawn from Grove Art Online and new material written by G. Campbell. Cf. Preface.
Tapestries
Author: Sotheby Parke Bernet and Co. (London)Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Catalogue of Important French Tapestries, French Furniture, French Bronzes ...
Author: Catalogue of Tapestry and a Suite of Louis XV. Fauteuils, the Property of the Right Hon. Lord Leconfield,... a Panel of Gobelins Tapestry, the Property of a Lady and Decorative Furniture and Porcelaine from Various Sources
Author: lord LeconfieldSelections from the Decorative Arts in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Author: Gillian WilsonPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 089236050X
Category : Design
Languages : en
Pages : 118
Book Description
J. Paul Getty began to collect French decorative arts in the 1930s and continued to do so until his death in 1976. The Museum’s collection has continued to grow since then at a rapid pace and contains over three hundred individual pieces at the time this book is published. This volume illustrates fifty of them. The selection represents a cross section of the collection, which covers the period from approximately 1660 to 1800. In the eighteenth century it became fashionable in Parisian society to decorate the interiors of houses with Far Eastern materials such as lacquer and porcelain. This taste was catered to by the marchands-merciers, members of a guild who combined the functions of the modern interior decorator, the antique dealer, and the picture dealer. These men devised highly ingenious settings for Far Eastern porcelains to adapt their exotic character to the French interiors of the period. Information about them and their clientele has been used in cataloguing the Getty Museum’s collection of mounted oriental porcelain, which is large and of high quality. This book is not a catalogue, nor is it a mere picture book or checklist. Each piece has been chosen because it represents a particular aspect of the crafts involved in the production of objects that were made by Parisian craftsmen for the crown, the nobility, and the rich bourgeoisie. The pieces are arranged in chronological order. Translations of the French archival extracts, an index, and a concise bibliography have been provided.
Tapestry in the Baroque
Author: Thomas Patrick CampbellPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 030015514X
Category : Tapestry
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
This illustrated volume is a comprehensive survey of 17th century European tapestry. It features some of the finest surviving examples from many international collections, as well as a number of related designs and oil sketches.