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Leinen. Zustand: Gut. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: mit Schutzumschlag. 1st.ed. 26x18 cm. Hispanic Notes & Monographs: Essays, Studies, and brief Biographies issued by the Hispanic Society of America. Peninsul. 190 p., 212 plates. Hardcover, cloth w/. dustjacket. Sprache: Englisch, il. b/n. hors de text. Good conditions, just the dustjacket somewhat worn and torn. USADO / GEBRAUCHT / USED. «Juan Martínez Montañés is the first book written in English devoted to the life and works of this renowned artist. Contained within this handsome volume is a complete account of his life and an illustrated study of all his works. The author shows him as part of the busy life of Sevilla, where he was known as "El Dios de la Madera" godlike in his mastery of the wood that he carved with tremendous power and feeling to give substance to his inspired visions of Christ and the saints, imbuing physical beauty with otherworldly values. This book explains the immense gilded and painted retablos that Montaries made to lighten with their brilliance the darkness of Spanish churches. With this publication we commemorate the quadricentennial of the birth of this great master.» Beatrice Irene Gilman Proske was an art historian, specifically in Spanish and American sculpture. She was an early employee of the Hispanic Society of America in New York City, with a specialty in sculpture. Her expertise expanded to American sculpture with her work at Brookgreen Gardens in South Carolina, and she died an honorary trustee. Her work also included advising the magazine of the National Sculpture Society. She was the author of preeminent studies on Spanish sculpture and American sculpture. [art history+spanish art+Sevillian Sculptor+Martínez Montañés+Sevilla+sculpture]. ** 10% DESCUENTO/RABATT/DISCOUNT PRIMAVERA * excl. New German Books * * * * 180,00 (original price 180,00) **.