Author: Géza von Habsburg
Publisher: Vendome Press
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The princely treasures examined in this book survive from the Renaissance tradition of hoarding wealth not merely for reasons of war and defense but also for the love of collecting beautiful, "marvelous," or rare things. In this all-color book the reader will encounter some of the most fascinating personalities of medieval-Renaissance/Baroque Europe, as well as some of the brightest stars of the European decorative arts: the sculptors Benvenuto Cellini, Adriaen de Vries, and Balthasar Permoser, the silversmiths Wenzel Jamnitzer and Johann Melchior Dinglinger, the Saracchi and Miseroni lapidarists of Milan, the painter Pol and Jean de Limbourg, Jan Vermeyen, and Guiseppe Arcimboldo, the enamalist Pierre Courteys, and the ceramist Bernard Palissy, among scores of others.
Princely Treasures
Author: Géza von Habsburg
Publisher: Vendome Press
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The princely treasures examined in this book survive from the Renaissance tradition of hoarding wealth not merely for reasons of war and defense but also for the love of collecting beautiful, "marvelous," or rare things. In this all-color book the reader will encounter some of the most fascinating personalities of medieval-Renaissance/Baroque Europe, as well as some of the brightest stars of the European decorative arts: the sculptors Benvenuto Cellini, Adriaen de Vries, and Balthasar Permoser, the silversmiths Wenzel Jamnitzer and Johann Melchior Dinglinger, the Saracchi and Miseroni lapidarists of Milan, the painter Pol and Jean de Limbourg, Jan Vermeyen, and Guiseppe Arcimboldo, the enamalist Pierre Courteys, and the ceramist Bernard Palissy, among scores of others.
Publisher: Vendome Press
ISBN:
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
The princely treasures examined in this book survive from the Renaissance tradition of hoarding wealth not merely for reasons of war and defense but also for the love of collecting beautiful, "marvelous," or rare things. In this all-color book the reader will encounter some of the most fascinating personalities of medieval-Renaissance/Baroque Europe, as well as some of the brightest stars of the European decorative arts: the sculptors Benvenuto Cellini, Adriaen de Vries, and Balthasar Permoser, the silversmiths Wenzel Jamnitzer and Johann Melchior Dinglinger, the Saracchi and Miseroni lapidarists of Milan, the painter Pol and Jean de Limbourg, Jan Vermeyen, and Guiseppe Arcimboldo, the enamalist Pierre Courteys, and the ceramist Bernard Palissy, among scores of others.
Princely Gifts and Papal Treasures
Author: Lauren Arnold
Publisher:
ISBN: 0967062802
Category : Art, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 0967062802
Category : Art, Chinese
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Princely treasures : from the house of Liechtenstein ; [exhibition held at the National Museum of Singapore from 27 June 2013 to 29 September 2013]
Author: Johann Kräftner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789814385565
Category : Art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789814385565
Category : Art objects
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Art of the Royal Court
Author: Wolfram Koeppe
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392880
Category : Incrustation (Stone carving)
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 1588392880
Category : Incrustation (Stone carving)
Languages : en
Pages : 422
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.
Indianapolis Monthly
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Indianapolis Monthly is the Circle City’s essential chronicle and guide, an indispensable authority on what’s new and what’s news. Through coverage of politics, crime, dining, style, business, sports, and arts and entertainment, each issue offers compelling narrative stories and lively, urbane coverage of Indy’s cultural landscape.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Indianapolis Monthly is the Circle City’s essential chronicle and guide, an indispensable authority on what’s new and what’s news. Through coverage of politics, crime, dining, style, business, sports, and arts and entertainment, each issue offers compelling narrative stories and lively, urbane coverage of Indy’s cultural landscape.
The Ladies' Repository
The Principal Navigations Voyages Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation
Author: Richard Hakluyt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discoveries in geography
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discoveries in geography
Languages : en
Pages : 536
Book Description
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nations
Author: Richard Hakluyt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discoveries in geography
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Discoveries in geography
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
The Farm
Author: Saxe Churchill Stimson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Century Readings for a Course in English Literature
Author: John William Cunliffe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1176
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1176
Book Description