Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 852
Book Description
Athenaeum
Author: The Athenaeum
Author: A Passion for Antiquities
Author: Marion TruePublisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 0892362235
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
The collection of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman of New York is one of the most important private collections of ancient Greek and Roman art in the United States and among the most important in the world. Composed of approximately three hundred objects from the Bronze Age to the Late Antique, it includes bronze statuettes, marble sculpture, vases, jewelry, lamps and candelabra, keys, weights, and silver bowls and utensils. The Fleischmans have a particular fascination with pieces associated with everyday life in antiquity, since these objects evoke a human connection to the past. They are also drawn to pieces that exemplify the human propensity to transform a functional object into a thing of beauty. Not only has their emotional response to an object’s aesthetic appeal or its historical significance guided them in their forty years of collecting, personal interests have been at work as well. The large number of pieces related to the theater or representing theatrical subjects reflects Barbara Fleischman’s lifelong love of that art. A Passion for Antiquities contains photographs and extensive catalogue entries on the objects included in the exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Eighteen contributors provide art historical and descriptive information about each piece. The objects not selected for the exhibition are detailed in a checklist that specifies their origins, dates, media, and sizes. This book is the first major reference on the entire collection, since most of the objects have never before been publicly shown. To facilitate finding specific objects or groups of objects, the book is organized first chronologically and then by medium. Bibliographic sources for each entry cite both publications where the specific work is discussed as well as references to related scholarship. Karol Wight provides a chronological overview of the collection, and Oliver Taplin relates selected pieces to the development of Greek theater. The exhibition of Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman’s collection and this catalogue allow us to enter into their minds and emotions so that, for a time, we can share their passion for antiquities.
The national encyclopædia. Libr. ed
Author: National cyclopaediaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 698
Book Description
Publishers' circular and booksellers' record
Author: The Publishers' Circular and General Record of British and Foreign Literature
Author: Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle
Author: Athenaeum
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 936
Book Description
The Publishers' Circular
Author: Sampson LowPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
The Illustrated Record and Descriptive Catalogue of the Dublin International Exhibition of 1865
Author: Henry ParkinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arts, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description