European Bronzes from the Quentin Collection
Title | European Bronzes from the Quentin Collection PDF eBook |
Author | Manfred Leithe-Jasper |
Publisher | Maria Teresa Train Mtt Scala |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
A reference tool for universities, libraries, curators, collectors and dealers. The sculptures in the Quentin Collection reveal the extraordinary range of artistry, invention and technical refinement characteristic of works made when the tradition of the European statuette was at its height.
Italian Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title | Italian Renaissance and Baroque Bronzes in the Metropolitan Museum of Art PDF eBook |
Author | Denise Allen |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Pages | 571 |
Release | 2022-06-15 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1588397106 |
he revival of the bronze statuette popular in classical antiquity stands out as an enduring achievement of the Italian Renaissance. These small sculptures attest to early modern artists' technical prowess, ingenuity, and desire to emulate—or even surpass—the ancients. From the studioli, or private studies, of humanist scholars in fifteenth-century Padua to the Fifth Avenue apartments of Gilded Age collectors, viewers have delighted in the mysteries of these objects: how they were made, what they depicted, who made them, and when. This catalogue is the first systematic study of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's European Sculpture and Decorative Arts collection of Italian bronzes. The collection includes statuettes of single mythological or religious figures, complex figural groups, portrait busts, reliefs, utilitarian objects like lamps and inkwells, and more. Stunning new photography of celebrated masterpieces by leading artists such as Antico, Riccio, and Giambologna; enigmatic bronzes that continue to perplex; quotidian objects; later casts; replicas; and even forgeries show the importance of each work in this complex field. International scholars provide in-depth discussions of 200 objects included in this volume, revealing new attributions and dating for many bronzes. An Appendix presents some 100 more complete with provenance and references. An essay by Jeffrey Fraiman provides further insight into Italian bronze statuettes in America with a focus on the history of The Met's collection, and Richard E. Stone, who pioneered the technical study of bronzes, contributes an indispensable text on how artists created these works and what their process conveys about the object's maker. A personal reminiscence by James David Draper, who oversaw the Italian sculpture collection for decades, rounds out this landmark catalogue that synthesizes decades of research on these beloved and complex works of art.
European Sculpture and Metalwork
Title | European Sculpture and Metalwork PDF eBook |
Author | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Pages | 290 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1588394417 |
Making and Moving Sculpture in Early Modern Italy
Title | Making and Moving Sculpture in Early Modern Italy PDF eBook |
Author | KelleyHelmstutler DiDio |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 275 |
Release | 2017-07-05 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1351559516 |
In recent years, art historians have begun to delve into the patronage, production and reception of sculptures-sculptors' workshop practices; practical, aesthetic, and esoteric considerations of material and materiality; and the meanings associated with materials and the makers of sculptures. This volume brings together some of the top scholars in the field, to investigate how sculptors in early modern Italy confronted such challenges as procurement of materials, their costs, shipping and transportation issues, and technical problems of materials, along with the meanings of the usage, hierarchies of materials, and processes of material acquisition and production. Contributors also explore the implications of these facets in terms of the intended and perceived meaning(s) for the viewer, patron, and/or artist. A highlight of the collection is the epilogue, an interview with a contemporary artist of large-scale stone sculpture, which reveals the similar challenges sculptors still encounter today as they procure, manufacture and transport their works.
The Sculpture Journal
Title | The Sculpture Journal PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 272 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | Founding |
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Recent Acquisitions Made to the Robert H. Smith Collection of Renaissance Bronzes
Title | Recent Acquisitions Made to the Robert H. Smith Collection of Renaissance Bronzes PDF eBook |
Author | Simona Cristanetti |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Bronze |
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A subsequent supplement entitled "Bronze, boxwood, and ivory in the Robert H. Smith Collection of Renaissance Sculpture : a second supplement to the catalogue volume 'Art of the Renaissance Bronze 1500-1650'" (2015) is bound and shelved with The Burlington Magazine Vol. 157, no. 1351-1353 & Suppl. (2015).
The Language of the Muses
Title | The Language of the Muses PDF eBook |
Author | Miranda Marvin |
Publisher | Getty Publications |
Pages | 316 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780892368068 |
Since the Renaissance, it has been generally accepted that almost all Roman sculptures depicting ideal figures were copies of Greek originals. This text traces the origin of this idea to the academic belief in the mythical perfection of now-lost Greek art.