Richelieu
Author: Christine Toulier
Publisher: Berger M. Editions
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 304
ISBN-13:
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Letters to Miranda and Canova on the Abduction of Antiquities from Rome and Athens
Author: Quatremère de Quincy (M., Antoine-Chrysostome)
Publisher: J Paul Getty Museum Publications
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 184
ISBN-13: 9781606060995
DOWNLOAD EBOOKQuatremére de Quincy, the most famous art critic at the end of the Enlightenment, published two sets of letters about the role of museums. He first implored them to return works of art to their original settings but later argued in favor of the museum as a place where artworks can be safely stored and made available for artists to study. Immensely contraversial and influential since they were written two centuries ago, Quatremére's texts sum up the most bewildering moment of the debate on museums: did the new institution inauguate the death of art, or bring it to its perfection? This volume offers the first English translation of the letters, as well as an extensive introduction that reveals their content, the reason for their intellectual success, and how they enlarge contemporary disputes about cultural property, national claims and universal beauty.
A Description of the Trajan Column
Author: John Hungerford Pollen
Publisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
Published: 2018-10-17
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780343659639
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Goldsmiths & Silversmiths
Author: Hugh Honour
Publisher: London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780297003441
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudies of 50 goldsmiths and silversmiths from 10 countries and 11 centuries.
Inventory of the Jewels and Plate of Queen Elizabeth I
Author: A.J. Collins
Publisher: Longwood PressLtd
Published: 1955-01-01
Total Pages: 608
ISBN-13: 9780714104454
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Arts Under Napoleon
Author: Clare Le Corbeiller
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 74
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPiranesi Drawings
Author: Sarah Vowles
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2020-04-21
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 0500480613
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA new exploration of Piranesi’s work as a draftsman, published to coincide with an exhibition at the British Museum. The Venetian-born artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) is best known for his dramatic etchings of the architecture and antiquities of his adopted home city of Rome and for his extraordinary flights of spatial fancy, such as Le Carceri (“Prisons”). Published to coincide with an exhibition at the British Museum, this volume explores Piranesi’s celebrated skill as a draftsman. While many studies are concerned with Piranesi’s activities as a printmaker, this beautifully illustrated book examines new dimensions of his art by focusing on his drawings. Curator and author Sarah Vowles establishes a clear relationship between his drawings and prints, discusses the involvement of studio hands in his late works, and examines how his style as a draftsman evolved. Piranesi Drawings reveals the quality and lasting impact of the pen and chalk studies by a remarkably talented draftsman, as demonstrated by the superb collection at the British Museum.
