The History of Portrait Miniatures
Author: George Charles Williamson
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Published: 1904
Total Pages: 550
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Published: 1904
Total Pages: 550
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Robin Jaffee Frank
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2000-01-01
Total Pages: 454
ISBN-13: 9780300087246
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Most often, portrait miniatures were painted in watercolor on thin disks of ivory. They were sometimes worn as jewelry, sometimes framed to be viewed privately. Many were painted by specialists, although renowned easel artists - including Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, and Charles Willson Peale - also created them to commemorate births, engagements, marriages, deaths, and other joinings or separations. The book traces the development of this exquisite art form, revealing the close ties between the history of the miniature and the history of American private life."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Katherine Coombs
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 136
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A highly readable account of the development of English miniature painting featuring masterpieces from the VandA's collection, which contains some of the finest examples in existence.
Author: Cincinnati Art Museum
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2006-01-01
Total Pages: 356
ISBN-13: 0300115806
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Diminutive marvels of artistry and fine craftsmanship, portrait miniatures reveal a wealth of information within their small frames. They can tell tales of cultural history and biography, of people and their passions, of evolving tastes in jewelry, fashion, hairstyles, and the decorative arts. Unlike many other genres, miniatures have a tradition in which amateurs and professionals have operated in parallel and women artists have flourished as professionals. This richly illustrated book presents approximately 180 portrait miniatures selected from the holdings of the Cincinnati Art Museum, the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in North America. The book stresses the continuity of stylistic tradition across Europe and America as well as the vitality of the portrait miniature format through more than four centuries. A detailed catalogue entry, as well as a concise artist biography, appears for each object. Essays examine various aspects of miniature painting, of the depiction of costume in miniatures, and of the allied art of hair work.
Author: George Charles Williamson
Publisher:
Published: 1904
Total Pages: 378
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 1588393577
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Cory Korkow
Publisher: Giles
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781907804236
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A sumptuously illustrated new catalog on British portrait miniatures, all from the world-renowned collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art
Author: Gilbert Collection
Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers
Published: 2000-07-28
Total Pages: 172
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A scholarly, comprehensive study of the art of enamels in Europe, presenting examples from the seventeenth to the late nineteenth century. Demonstrates the extraordinary quality and scope of these exquisite works. This scholarly book contains comprehensive information on the art of enamels in Europe and England. It also examines the techniques and tools of enamelists and presents an overview of artists, patrons and sitters represented in this fine collection.
Author: Graham Reynolds
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998-04-13
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780521592024
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The collection of portrait miniatures in the Fitzwilliam Museum gives a compact and comprehensive survey of the development of this art form. It illustrates its progress through the work of almost every major master in the genre, with works of the highest quality. This book provides an introduction to the history of portrait miniatures, a glossary, and a bibliography; ninety-six items from the collection are described, and each item is illustrated in full color, to bring out the subtlety and intimacy of this delicate art form.
Author: George Charles Williamson
Publisher:
Published: 1904
Total Pages: 238
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