Notable Acquisitions, 1981-1982

Notable Acquisitions, 1981-1982

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1982

Total Pages: 82

ISBN-13: 0870993283

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Resoconto annuale degli acquisti relativi ai vari settori del Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.


Publications of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1964-2005

Publications of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1964-2005

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2012-10-09

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 0300193203

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The present volume, Publications of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1964-2005, is a successor to a volume published by the Museum in 1965 entitled Publications of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1870-1964. These two bibliographic volumes endeavor to list all the known books, pamphlets, and serial publications bearing the Museum's imprint, and issued by the institution during the first 135 years of its existence (through June 2005). The first volume was compiled by Albert TenEyck Gardner, at the time an Associate Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, and the present volume has been compiled from the Annual Reports issued by the Museum during the relevant years. Together the two volumes testify to the tremendous contributions made to knowledge by the curators and conservators of the Metropolitan and by the many other experts who have contributed to the Museum's exhibition catalogues. Various issues of the Bulletin emphasize the great sweep of the Museum's acquisitions during these years, and the exhibition catalogues--a number of them Alfred H. Barr Jr., Award or the George Wittenborn Award--testify to the continuity of the institution's dedicated program to enrich people's lives through knowledge of art. (This title was originally published in 2006.)


Notable Acquisitions, 1982-1983

Notable Acquisitions, 1982-1983

Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 0870993518

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Resoconto annuale degli acquisti relativi ai vari settori del Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.


Bernini

Bernini

Author: Claude Douglas Dickerson (III)

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 1588394727

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"The brilliantly expressive clay models created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) as "sketches" for his works in marble offer extraordinary insights into his creative imagination. Although long admired, the terracotta models have never been the subject of such detailed examination. This publication presents a wealth of new discoveries (including evidence of the artist's fingerprints imprinted on the clay), resolving lingering issues of attribution while giving readers a vivid sense of how the artist and his assistants fulfilled a steady stream of monumental commissions. Essays describe Bernini's education as a modeler; his approach to preparatory drawings; his use of assistants; and the response to his models by 17th-century collectors. Extensive research by conservators and art historians explores the different types of models created in Bernini's workshop. Richly illustrated, Bernini transforms our understanding of the sculptor and his distinctive and fascinating working methods."--Publisher's website.


The Adventure of the Illustrious Scholar

The Adventure of the Illustrious Scholar

Author: Elizabeth Simpson

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-06-12

Total Pages: 1049

ISBN-13: 9004361715

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The Adventure of the Illustrious Scholar: Papers Presented to Oscar White Muscarella, edited by Elizabeth Simpson, is a Festschrift celebrating the career of one of the foremost archaeologists of the ancient Near East. Oscar Muscarella is a former curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and a formidable scholar who has excavated at sites in Turkey, Iran, and the United States. He has published eight books and nearly 200 articles, excavation reports, and reviews on topics ranging from the arts of antiquity and the importance of connoisseurship, to the difficulties of dating and the problems of forgeries, the looting of ancient sites, and the antiquities trade. The forty-seven contributors are experts in the areas of Muscarella’s interests and are major scholars in their fields. This volume constitutes an unusual, important, and timely addition to the archaeological and art historical literature.


Mirror of the Medieval World

Mirror of the Medieval World

Author: Barbara Drake Boehm

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 0870997858

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The publication of this comprehensive catalogue celebrates the distinguished career of William D. Wixom at the Metropolitan. Highlighted in these pages are more than three hundred purchases and gifts, the great majority of which have been on view but many of which have remained unpublished until now. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.