The Dodge Collection of Eighteenth-century French and English Art in the Detroit Institute of Arts
The Dodge Collection of Eighteenth-century French and English Art in the Detroit Institute of Arts

Author: Detroit Institute of Arts

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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Anna Thomson Dodge, heiress to the automotive fortune, built a great home and decorated it with one of the finest groups of 18th-century French decorative arts in America. Here are more than 130 pieces of furniture, sculpture, metalwork, tapestries, Sevres porcelain, and paintings, many from royal collections.

Metropolitan Museum Studies in Art, Science, and Technology
Metropolitan Museum Studies in Art, Science, and Technology

Author: Silvia Centeno

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 0300204396

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This second volume of Studies in Art, Science, and Technology unites studies by scientists, curators, and conservators, all of which are published here for the first time. Essays and technical notes address a variety of themes, such as connections between technology and aesthetics, aging processes of artworks, attribution and dating issues, and conservation theory. Specific examples from throughout art history add context and help promote deeper understanding. A wide range of objects are discussed in the texts, including medieval sculptures, Baroque musical instruments, Egyptian stone works, photographs, enamels, and paintings. The refined analyses of these works will prove relevant and enlightening to an interdisciplinary professional audience.