9780944110959 - Leonardo Da Vinci and the Splendor of Poland: A History of Collecting and Patronage von Winters, Laurie; Folga-Januszewska, Dorota; Milwaukee Art Museum; Museum Of ... (1 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Used-Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Minor shelf wear. Else a bright, clean copy. The exhibition includes many outstanding paintings, many of which have never been seen in North America. The most famous exhibition painting is Leonardo da Vinci's Lady with an Ermine (Cecilia Gallerani) from Cracow. Other highlights include Hans Memling's great Last Judgment from Gdañsk, which has not previously been seen in the United States and will only be on view in Milwaukee. There are five of Bernardo Bellotto's famous views of Warsaw. Also included are major Polish paintings from the last 500 years and a group of late 19th century paintings by Jewish artists. The exhibition will highlight Poland's place in history as a meeting ground for artists and intellectuals of many nationalities; a center for rich and diverse forms of royal patronage incorporating Italian, Netherlandish and French influences; a hub for international trade that produced a pluralism of taste, and a country that clung to its artistic culture in the face of a geopolitical order that shattered its national independence throughout much of the 19th and 20th centuries. Adding poignancy and power to this exhibition is Poland's determination over the past 50 years to recover and restore national treasures that were stolen or displaced during World War II. The exhibition will tell, for the first time, the story of the fate of important collections of European paintings in Poland as well as works by late 19th century Jewish artists. A number of the paintings will be on view for the first time since recovery and conservation.