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Languages : en
Pages : 8
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A Catalogue of a Magnificent and Genuine Collection of Pictures, of the Roman, Venetian, Spanish, French, Flemish, and Dutch Schools, ... The Whole Will be Sold at Reasonable Prices, by Private Contract, on the 26th of April, 1787, and Following Days, ... at the Lyceum, Near Exeter-Exchange, in the Strand, ...
Author: A Catalogue of a Unique and Interesting Collection of Upwards of Twenty-six Thousand Ancient and Modern Tracts and Pamphlets
Author: Alfred Russell SmithPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 478
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A Catalogue of a Unique ... Collection of Upwards of Twenty-six Thousand Ancient and Modern Tracts and Pamphlets. Collected and Arranged by J. R. Smith
Author: John Russell SmithA catalogue of a ... collection of upwards of twenty-six thousand ancient and modern tracts and pamphlets, collected and arranged by John Russell Smith. On sale
Author: Alfred Russell SmithPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 496
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Catalogue of the Pictures in the Gallery of Alleyn's College of God's Gift at Dulwich
Author: Dulwich Picture GalleryPublisher:
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Category : Painters
Languages : en
Pages : 290
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Collecting Prints and Drawings
Author: Sylvia HeudeckerPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN: 1527526542
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
Cabinets of prints and drawings are found in the earliest art collections of Early Modern Europe. From the sixteenth century onwards, some of them acquired such fame that the necessity for an ordered and scientific display meant that a dedicated keeper was occasionally employed to ensure that fellow enthusiasts, as well as visiting diplomats, courtiers and artists, might have access to the print room. Often collected and displayed together with drawings, the prints formed a substantial part of princely collections which sometimes achieved astounding longevity as a specialised group of collectibles, such as the Florentine Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe at the Uffizi (GDSU). Prints and drawings, both bought and commissioned, were collected by princes and by private amateurs. Like the rest of their collections, the prints and drawings were usually preserved and displayed as part of, or near, the owner’s library in close proximity to scientific instruments, cut gems or small sculptural works of art. Both prints and drawings not only documented an encyclopaedic approach to the knowledge available at the time, but also depicted parts of the collections in the form of a paper museum. Prints and drawings also served as a guide to the collections. They spread their fame, and the renown of their owners, across Europe and into new worlds of collecting, both East and West. This volume explores issues such as: when, how and why did cabinets of prints and drawings become a specialised part of princely and private collections? How important were collections of prints and drawings for the self-representation of a prince or connoisseur among specialists and social peers? Is the presentation of a picture hanging in a gallery, for example by Charles Eisen for the Royal Galleries at Dresden, to be treated as documentary evidence? Are there notable differences in the approach to collecting, presentation and preservation of prints and drawings in diverse parts of the world? What was the afterlife of such collections up to the present day?
The Athenaeum
Author: Athenaeum
Author: James Silk BuckinghamPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 856
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