Author: Emil HannoverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pottery
Languages : en
Pages : 596
Book Description
Pottery & Porcelain
Author: Emil HannoverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pottery
Languages : en
Pages : 596
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The Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory
Author: Beatrice PannequinPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300073380
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
The tumultuous years of the French Revolution left France’s prestigious decorative arts industries poised on the brink of ruin. It was not until after the fall of the monarchy and the ascendancy of the Consulat and Empire under Napoleon that they began to recover so that by the middle of the nineteenth century they stood at the pinnacle of their achievement. This book is the first in depth study of the renowned porcelain works at Sèvres during its virtual rebirth under the 47 year direction of the scientist, teacher, and administrator Alexandre Brongniart. Some 110 working drawings from the Sèvres Archive are reproduced here for the first time in color. They celebrate the high skill of the artists whose work often documented contemporary events in France. There are table services in the 'Egyptian' and 'Etruscan' taste as well as individual pieces that recall Napoleonic military campaigns. There are also exquisite Neoclassical decorations using motifs such as birds, butterflies, and insects that reflect the century’s early fascination with the natural sciences. The repertoire of nineteenth century eclecticism is evident in the output of Sèvres from the revival of Gothic and renaissance motifs to the outburst of naturalism. Eleven essays by leading authorities assess this dynamic period.
Catalogue of the Collection of Pottery, Porcelain, and Faïence
Author: Garrett Chatfield PierPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 485
Book Description
Relaying a chronological account of the Metropolitan Museum's collection of pottery, porcelain and faïence, this book reveals the economic, cultural, and social history of diverse cultures through their ceramic and plastic arts. The catalogue has a global reach, covering the Far East, the Near East, and Europe while tracking the medium from its origins in Dynastic China to the elaborate works in the Rococo style. In his account, Pier also points to areas of the museum's ceramics and plastics collection that will continue to develop into a strong collection. At the time of writing, he identified the Museum's European and Near East collections as particularly promising.
European porcelain
Author: Emil HannoverPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pottery
Languages : en
Pages : 592
Book Description
Ceramic Literature
Author: Louis Marc SolonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ceramics
Languages : en
Pages : 686
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Marks and Monograms on European and Oriental Pottery and Porcelain
Author: William ChaffersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
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Shapely Bodies
Author: Christine A. JonesPublisher: University of Delaware
ISBN: 1611494095
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
Shapely Bodies is the first study of the politics behind the making of porcelain’s fashionable image in eighteenth-century France.
Marks and Monograms on Pottery and Porcelain
Author: ChaffersA History and Description of French Porcelain
Author: Ernest Simon AuscherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Porcelain
Languages : en
Pages : 420
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Bibliography of Clays and the Ceramic Arts
Author: John Casper BrannerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ceramics
Languages : en
Pages : 126
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