Author: John ShearmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The Early Italian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen
Author: John ShearmanThe Later Flemish Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen
Author: Christopher WhitePublisher: Royal Collection Trust
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
The catalog opens with a detailed account of the growth of the collection from the early Stuarts to the reign of Queen Victoria. Particular attention is given to Charles I's close relations with Rubens, and since later members of the royal family also made important acquisitions, the full range of Rubens' practice is covered by the catalog: there are works entirely by his hand as well as works carried out with known collaborators or with the help of his studio. An outstanding group of genre paintings by David Teniers the Younger is examined and illustrated, and paintings by Jan Brueghel, Gonzalez Coques, Frans Francken, Frans Snyders, Karl Philips Spierincks and Jan Wildens round out the collection.
The Victorian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen
Author: Oliver MillarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Painting
Languages : en
Pages : 458
Book Description
The Later Italian Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen
Author: Michael LeveyThe Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen: The later Italian pictures
Author: Elizabeth II (Queen of Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kings and rulers
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The Pictures in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen: The Tudor, Stuart and early Georgian pictures, text and plates
Author: Elizabeth II (Queen of Great Britain)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kings and rulers
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
The Italian Renaissance Imagery of Inspiration
Author: Maria RuvoldtPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521821605
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Publisher Description
The Art Collector in Early Modern Italy
Author: Monika SchmitterPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108934439
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 943
Book Description
Lorenzo Lotto's Portrait of Andrea Odoni is one of the most famous paintings of the Italian Renaissance. Son of an immigrant and a member of the non-noble citizen class, Odoni understood how the power of art could make a name for himself and his family in his adopted homeland. Far from emulating Venetian patricians, however, he set himself apart through the works he collected and the way he displayed them. In this book, Monika Schmitter imaginatively reconstructs Odoni's house – essentially a 'portrait' of Odoni through his surroundings and possessions. Schmitter's detailed analysis of Odoni's life and portrait reveals how sixteenth-century individuals drew on contemporary ideas about spirituality, history, and science to forge their own theories about the power of things and the agency of object. She shows how Lotto's painting served as a meta-commentary on the practice of collecting and on the ability of material things to transform the self.
The Paintings in the Royal Collection
Author: Christopher LloydPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 328
Book Description
Gathered over the centuries by successive British monarchs, the Royal Collection contains some 7000 paintings. This book describes the formation of the collection by three successive connoisseur sovereigns, Charles I, George IV and Queen Victoria. Adopting a thematic and wide-ranging approach, it presents the paintings from five different angles: the effect of the Reformation on English painting and the importance of the Grand Tour; animal and landscape painting; state visits, diplomacy and warfare; informal pictures of monarchs and their families; and state portraits and large-scale ceremonial paintings including the coronation of Queen Victoria.
The Medici: Portraits and Politics 1512–1570
Author: Keith ChristiansenPublisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588397300
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Between 1512 and 1570, Florence underwent dramatic political transformations. As citizens jockeyed for prominence, portraits became an essential means not only of recording a likeness but also of conveying a sitter’s character, social position, and cultural ambitions. This fascinating book explores the ways that painters (including Jacopo Pontormo, Agnolo Bronzino, and Francesco Salviati), sculptors (such as Benvenuto Cellini), and artists in other media endowed their works with an erudite and self-consciously stylish character that made Florentine portraiture distinctive. The Medici family had ruled Florence without interruption between 1434 and 1494. Following their return to power in 1512, Cosimo I de’ Medici, who became the second Duke of Florence in 1537, demonstrated a particularly shrewd ability to wield culture as a political tool in order to transform Florence into a dynastic duchy and give Florentine art the central position it has held ever since. Featuring more than ninety remarkable paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and medals, this volume is written by a team of leading international authors and presents a sweeping, penetrating exploration of a crucial and vibrant period in Italian art.