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- Book Title
- Art Of The Royal Court
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Art
- ISBN
- 9780300136722
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300136722
ISBN-13
9780300136722
eBay Product ID (ePID)
63637466
Product Key Features
Book Title
Art of the Royal Court : Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe
Number of Pages
428 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Sculpture & Installation, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, European
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
85.8 Oz
Item Length
1.2 in
Item Width
0.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2008-023908
Reviews
"The catalogue, in its attention to detail, is a major advancement in the subject. Pietre dure are studied mainly in Europe and not much attention has been devoted to them in the United States...Thus it is the first time some of these pieces have been given any serious scholarship in English...The catalogue is a superbe effort to explain a complex subject."--Rachael Goldman, Sixteenth Century Journal
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
736/.5
Synopsis
This beautiful catalogue provides a comprehensive history of pietre dure, a virtuoso form of hardstone carving that reached an artistic peak in Italy in the 16th century and subsequently spread throughout Europe. The demanding practice of pietre dure, first used in ancient times, enjoyed a spectacular revival in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. By artistic cutting, semiprecious stones--agate, lapis lazuli, chalcedony, and other colorful hardstones--were fashioned into extravagantly designed luxury objects such as table tops, wall panels, cabinets, and ornate display vessels. Both as objects of desire and as diplomatic gifts, these precious creations captivated the affluent societies of Europe. Art of the Royal Court presents 150 masterpieces of pietre dure, many of which are further embellished with gold and silver mounts or decorated with exotic woods and other coveted materials., This beautiful catalogue provides a comprehensive history of pietre dure, a virtuoso form of hardstone carving that reached an artistic peak in Italy in the 16th century and subsequently spread throughout Europe. The demanding practice of pietre dure, first used in ancient times, enjoyed a spectacular revival in the Renaissance and Baroque periods. By artistic cutting, semiprecious stones--agate, lapis lazuli, chalcedony, and other colorful hardstones--were fashioned into extravagantly designed luxury objects such as table tops, wall panels, cabinets, and ornate display vessels. Both as objects of desire and as diplomatic gifts, these precious creations captivated the affluent societies of Europe. Art of the Royal Court presents 150 masterpieces of pietre dure, many of which are further embellished with gold and silver mounts or decorated with exotic woods and other coveted materials. Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art Exhibition Schedule: The Metropolitan Museum of Art (July 1 - September 21, 2008)
LC Classification Number
NB1208
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