Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1054
Book Description
Library Catalog
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
Book Description
Art and Auctions
Author: The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Auction Catalogue
Author: American Art AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1078
Book Description
Catalogue of the Harvard University Fine Arts Library, The Fogg Art Museum
Author: Harvard University. Fine Arts LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
Index of Art Sales Catalogs 1981-1985: Main index, October 7, 1984-December 23, 1985. Subject index
Author: The Publishers' Trade List Annual
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Publishers'
Languages : en
Pages : 2630
Book Description
Index of Art Sales Catalogs, 1981-1985: Main index, January 5, 1981-October 6, 1984
Author: Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Art of the Royal Court
Author: Wolfram KoeppePublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392880
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
"In the royal and princely courts of Europe, artworks made of multicolored semiprecious stones were passionately coveted objects. Known as pietre dure, or hardstones, this type of artistic expression includes?paintings in stone,? which were composed of intricately cut separate pieces that were made into magnificent tabetops, cabinets, and wall decorations. Other works included vessels and ornaments carved with virtuosic skill from a single piece of rare and brilliant lapis lazuli, chalcedony, jasper, or similarly prized substance; exquisite objects such as boxes, clocks, and jewelry; and portraits of nobles sculpted in variously colored stones. Derived from ancient Roman decorative stonework, the art of pietre dure was developed in Renaissance Florence, where the manufacture of such objects was enthusiastically sponsored by Medici princes. Ideally suited for ostentatious display, the works sent an unmistakable message of wealth and political might that was understood in centers of power everywhere. From Italy the medium spread across Europeto Prague, Madrid, Naples, Paris, and later Saint Petersburg. Precious and fragile, pietre dure objects are rarely brought together in large numbers. This richly illustrated catalogue contains more than 150 masterworks from across Europe, dating from five centuries, including almost every artistic use of semiprecious stone during this time as well as some of the finest examples of the medium. Eight essays by European and American experts discuss the individualized development of pietre dure in every European region, the latest developments in scholarship, the interrelationships between art and dynastic politics and between cultures, and a variety of techniques used to produce these luxurious masterworks."--Metropolitan Museum of Art website.