Art and Auctions
Title | Art and Auctions PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 1969 |
Genre | Art |
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Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Title | Library Catalog of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York PDF eBook |
Author | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1060 |
Release | 1960 |
Genre | Art |
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Index of Art Sales Catalogs 1981-1985: Main index, October 7, 1984-December 23, 1985. Subject index
Title | Index of Art Sales Catalogs 1981-1985: Main index, October 7, 1984-December 23, 1985. Subject index PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 656 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Library Catalog
Title | Library Catalog PDF eBook |
Author | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1062 |
Release | 1960 |
Genre | Art |
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Knoedler Library: French Sales 1960-1973
Title | Knoedler Library: French Sales 1960-1973 PDF eBook |
Author | M. Knoedler & Co |
Publisher | |
Pages | 390 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | Art |
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French Rococo Ébénisterie in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Title | French Rococo Ébénisterie in the J. Paul Getty Museum PDF eBook |
Author | Gillian Wilson |
Publisher | J. Paul Getty Museum |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2021-03-30 |
Genre | Design |
ISBN | 9781606066300 |
The first comprehensive catalogue of the Getty Museum’s significant collection of French Rococo ébénisterie furniture. This catalogue focuses on French ébénisterie furniture in the Rococo style dating from 1735 to 1760. These splendid objects directly reflect the tastes of the Museum’s founder, J. Paul Getty, who started collecting in this area in 1938 and continued until his death in 1976. The Museum’s collection is particularly rich in examples created by the most talented cabinet masters then active in Paris, including Bernard van Risenburgh II (after 1696–ca. 1766), Jacques Dubois (1694–1763), and Jean-François Oeben (1721–1763). Working for members of the French royal family and aristocracy, these craftsmen excelled at producing veneered and marquetried pieces of furniture (tables, cabinets, and chests of drawers) fashionable for their lavish surfaces, refined gilt-bronze mounts, and elaborate design. These objects were renowned throughout Europe at a time when Paris was considered the capital of good taste. The entry on each work comprises both a curatorial section, with description and commentary, and a conservation report, with construction diagrams. An introduction by Anne-Lise Desmas traces the collection’s acquisition history, and two technical essays by Arlen Heginbotham present methodologies and findings on the analysis of gilt-bronze mounts and lacquer. The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at www.getty.edu/publications/rococo/ and includes zoomable, high-resolution photography. Also available are free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book, and JPG downloads of the main catalogue images.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Title | The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 712 |
Release | 1970 |
Genre | Catalogs, Union |
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