European Tapestries in the Art Institute of Chicago
Title | European Tapestries in the Art Institute of Chicago PDF eBook |
Author | Koenraad Brosens |
Publisher | |
Pages | 424 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Art |
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"This lavishly illustrated book presents a rich variety of European tapestries from the Art Institute of Chicago. These exquisite examples of the art of tapestry weaving include medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque works manufactured at many of the foremost workshops in the major centers of production. Among the pieces discussed are The Annunciation, a Renaissance masterpiece designed by an artist in the circle of Andrea Mantegna; The Story of Caesar and Cleopatra, a magnificent series of fourteen tapestries now attributed with certainty to Justus van Egmont, who worked in Rubens's studio; Autumn and Winter, based on designs by Charles Le Bron; and The Elephant, woven after a design by Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. An international team of scholars explains the history of this previously unpublished collection and offers new designer and workshop attributions, design and source identifications, and provenance information." --Book Jacket.
European Post-medieval Tapestries and Related Hangings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Title | European Post-medieval Tapestries and Related Hangings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art PDF eBook |
Author | Edith Appleton Standen |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Pages | 426 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Tapestry |
ISBN | 0870994069 |
Tapestry making flourished in the major centers of western Europe from the fourteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Thousands of tapestries were woven as special commissions for church, crown, and nobility. This publication is a comprehensive catalogue of the Museum's collection of tapestries and allied works made after the Middle Ages.-- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Textiles in the Art Institute of Chicago
Title | Textiles in the Art Institute of Chicago PDF eBook |
Author | Art Institute of Chicago |
Publisher | |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 1992 |
Genre | Architecture |
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Tapestry in the Baroque
Title | Tapestry in the Baroque PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Patrick Campbell |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Pages | 367 |
Release | 2010 |
Genre | Tapestry |
ISBN | 030015514X |
This illustrated volume is a comprehensive survey of 17th century European tapestry. It features some of the finest surviving examples from many international collections, as well as a number of related designs and oil sketches.
Tapestry in the Renaissance
Title | Tapestry in the Renaissance PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas P. Campbell |
Publisher | Metropolitan Museum of Art |
Pages | 606 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Tapestry, Renaissance |
ISBN | 1588390225 |
Tapestries--the art form of kings--were a principal tool used by powerful Renaissance rulers to convey their wealth and might. From 1460 to 1560, courts and churches lavished vast sums on costly weavings in silk and gold thread from designs by leading artists. In this lavishly illustrated book, the first major survey of tapestry production of this period, contributors analyze some of these & beautiful tapestries, examine the stylistic and technical development of tapestry production in the Low Countries, France, and Italy during the Renaissance, and discuss the contribution that the medium made to art, liturgy, and propaganda of the day.
An Illustrated Guide to the Art Institute of Chicago
Title | An Illustrated Guide to the Art Institute of Chicago PDF eBook |
Author | Art Institute of Chicago |
Publisher | |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 1945 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN |
Conundrum
Title | Conundrum PDF eBook |
Author | Charissa Bremer-David |
Publisher | Getty Publications |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 2015-12-15 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 1606064533 |
The whimsical imagery of four tapestries in the permanent collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum and currently on display at the Getty Center is perplexing. Created in France at the Beauvais manufactory between 1690 and 1730, these charming hangings, unlike most French tapestries of the period, appear to be purely decorative, with no narrative thread, no theological moral, and no allegorical symbolism. They belong to a series called theGrotesques, inspired by ancient frescos discovered during the excavation of the Roman emperor Nero’s Domus Aurea, or Golden House, but the origins of their mysterious subject matter have long eluded art historians. Based on seven years of research, Conundrum: Puzzles in the Grotesques Tapestry Series reveals for the first time that the artist responsible for these designs, Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699), actually incorporated dozens of motifs and vignettes from a surprising range of sources: antique statuary, Renaissance prints, Mannerist tapestry, and Baroque art, as well as contemporary seventeenth century urban festivals, court spectacle, and theater. Conundrum illustrates the most interesting of these sources alongside full-color details and overall views of the four tapestries. The book’s informative and engaging essay identifies and decodes the tapestries’ intriguing visual puzzles, enlightening our understanding and appreciation of the series’ unexpectedly rich intellectual underpinnings.