The Golden Carriage of Prince Joseph Wenzel Von Liechtenstein
Author: Georg Johannes Kugler
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 9780870994265
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Georg Johannes Kugler
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Published: 1985
Total Pages: 35
ISBN-13: 9780870994265
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Georg Kugler
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780300201512
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Georg Kugler
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1984
Total Pages: 38
ISBN-13: 0870993747
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 0870993852
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Liechtenstein is one of the smallest European states, a principality situated between Austria and Switzerland in the Upper Rhine Valley. The nation is less than three hundred years old, but the ruling family, whose name it bears, traces its lineage back to the twelfth century. For successive generations, members of the Princely House of Liechtenstein have been devoted art collectors. With a high degree of appreciation of artistic achievement, they have pursued a centuries-long family tradition of acquiring not only great paintings and sculpture but also rare firearms, fine porcelain, and other works of art. The result of this tradition is a collection of masterpieces that in its depth and breadth reflects more than four hundred years of European history and ranks among the world's greatest private collections. This publication accompanies an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art that marked the first time the masterpieces from this private collection were put on public display. The rich and varied array of paintings, sculpture, and other works included in this exhibition not only represents the paradigm of a great European princely collection, but also has the added distinction of being the collection of the only surviving monarchy of the Holy Roman Empire. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website.
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2012-10-09
Total Pages: 172
ISBN-13: 0300193203
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.)
Author: Katie Scott
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2024-01-09
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 1606068636
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Histories of artists’ personal possessions shed new light on the lives of their owners. Artists are makers of things. Yet, it is a measure of the disembodied manner in which we generally think about artists that we rarely consider the everyday items they own. This innovative book looks at objects that once belonged to artists, revealing not only the fabric of the eighteenth-century art world in France but also unfamiliar—and sometimes unexpected—insights into the individuals who populated it, including Jean-Antoine Watteau, François Boucher, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and Elisabeth Vigée-LeBrun. From the curious to the mundane, from the useful to the symbolic, these items have one thing in common: they have all been eclipsed from historical view. Some of the objects still exist, like Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s color box and Jacques-Louis David’s table. Others survive only in paintings, such as JeanSiméon Chardin’s cistern in his Copper Drinking Fountain, or in documents, like François Lemoyne’s sword, the instrument of his suicide. Several were literally lost, including pastelist Jean-Baptiste Perronneau’s pencil case. In this fascinating book, the authors engage with fundamental historical debates about production, consumption, and sociability through the lens of material goods owned by artists. The free online edition of this open-access publication is at www.getty.edu/publications/artists-things/ and includes zoomable illustrations. Free PDF and EPUB downloads of the book are also available.
Author: Collective
Publisher: Casa Editrice Bonechi
Published: 1970
Total Pages: 132
ISBN-13: 9788847619609
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Discover the rich history and culture of some of the world¿s most influential historical places with these highly illustrated books, packed with informative and enlightening descriptions and information
Author: Andrea Stockhammer
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 446
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →With the opening of the Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna, an incomparable private collection of artworks from six centuries returns to its original home. Masterful paintings, sculptures, and furniture are displayed in the Liechtenstein Palace, famous for its Baroque architecture and sumptuous gardens. A visit to the museum is a journey through time from the Baroque to the Biedermeier eras.
Author: Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2018-04-16
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 1588396223
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →What was it like to visit one of the most magnificent courts of Europe? Based on a wealth of contemporary documents and surviving works of art, this lavish book explores the experiences of those who swarmed the palace and grounds of Versailles when it was the seat of the French monarchy. Engaging essays describe methods of transportation, the elaborate codes of dress and etiquette, precious diplomatic gifts, royal audiences, and tours of the palace and gardens. Also presented are the many types of visitors and guests who eagerly made their way to this center of power and culture, including day-trippers and Grand Tourists, European diplomats, overseas ambassadors, incognito travelers, and Americans. Through paintings and portraits, furniture, costumes and uniforms, arms and armor, guidebooks, and other works of art, Visitors to Versailles illuminates what travelers encountered at court and what impressions, gifts, and souvenirs they took home with them. In bringing to life their experiences, this sumptuously illustrated volume reminds us why Versailles has enchanted generations of visitors from the ancien régime to the present day.
Author: Giovanna Magi
Publisher: Casa Editrice Bonechi
Published: 2019-11-20
Total Pages: 128
ISBN-13: 8847627818
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Imperial city and one of the most elegant and majestic European capitals, Vienna offers its visitors monuments, masterpieces, museums, historic buildings, flower gardens and a rich calendar of events, giving moments of culture, entertainment and relaxation, with the Prater, the famous cafes, the Danube island and many other splendid attractions.This prestigious book, with its detailed images and texts full of historical information and curiosities, celebrates and illustrates the beauty, the glory and the truly unique atmosphere of a city that has made history and always shines with a timeless charm.