Author: Théophile GautierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
The Complete Works: Art and criticism. The magic hat. Enamels and cameos. Selected poems. Albertus, or The soul and sin. The comedy of death
Author: Théophile GautierWorks of Gautier: Art and criticism ; The magic hat ; Enamels and cameos and other poems, tr
Author: Théophile GautierThe Works of Theophile Gautier: Art and criticism. The magic hat. Enamels & cameos and other poems, translated by Agnes Lee
Author: Théophile GautierThe Connoisseur
Author: Luxury Arts of the Renaissance
Author: Marina BelozerskayaPublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892367857
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Today we associate the Renaissance with painting, sculpture, and architecture—the “major” arts. Yet contemporaries often held the “minor” arts—gem-studded goldwork, richly embellished armor, splendid tapestries and embroideries, music, and ephemeral multi-media spectacles—in much higher esteem. Isabella d’Este, Marchesa of Mantua, was typical of the Italian nobility: she bequeathed to her children precious stone vases mounted in gold, engraved gems, ivories, and antique bronzes and marbles; her favorite ladies-in-waiting, by contrast, received mere paintings. Renaissance patrons and observers extolled finely wrought luxury artifacts for their exquisite craftsmanship and the symbolic capital of their components; paintings and sculptures in modest materials, although discussed by some literati, were of lesser consequence. This book endeavors to return to the mainstream material long marginalized as a result of historical and ideological biases of the intervening centuries. The author analyzes how luxury arts went from being lofty markers of ascendancy and discernment in the Renaissance to being dismissed as “decorative” or “minor” arts—extravagant trinkets of the rich unworthy of the status of Art. Then, by re-examining the objects themselves and their uses in their day, she shows how sumptuous creations constructed the world and taste of Renaissance women and men.
New York Times Saturday Review of Books and Art
Author: New York Times Saturday Book Review Supplement
Author: Animal Symbolism in Ecclesiastical Architecture
Author: Edward Payson EvansPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal sculpture
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
A History of French Literature
Author: Edward DowdenPublisher: Books for Libraries
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ A History Of French Literature; Short Histories Of The Literatures Of The World Edward Dowden Heinemann, 1897 Literary Criticism; European; French; French literature; Literary Criticism / European / French
The Magic and Science of Jewels and Stones
Author: Isidore KozminskyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charms
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description