Giles nov 2021 (3 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Focuses on a remarkable, over life-size (10 feet) sculpture of Krishna, an incarnation of Vishnu, in one of the earliest sculptural representations known from Cambodia. c. 600, Southern Cambodia, Takeo Province, Phnom Da, Pre-Angkorean period(600-802), Sandstone.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Focusing on production and patronage, this new volume features over 150 images of magnificently illustrated books and precious bindings, drawn largely from North American collections. The book's three sections are arranged chronologically, yet in each case with a different thematic focus. Opening with a look at the precedents set by the Carolingian forerunners of the Empire, the first section considers deluxe imperial manuscripts associated with the Ottonian emperors. The second section examines the role of imperial monasteries in the production of manuscripts, considering in particular the patronage of aristocratic elites. The final section offers a tour of imperial cities in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, from Vienna and Prague to Augsburg and Nuremberg. This final stop considers the impact of Albrecht Dürer and humanism on the arts of the book. The volume features a glossary, indexes, and maps showing the shifting borders of the Empire over 700 years.…

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, Florida, is the recent recipient of a generous and substantial donation of works of art from the private collection of Dr. Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr., the esteemed historian of American art and foremost expert on Martin Johnson Heade, and his wife, Susan Stebbins, successful author and art historian. The Stebbins Collection consists of seventy American paintings, sculpture, and works on paper by fifty-three artists. This incredible collection includes remarkable works by American masters ranging from Martin Johnson Heade and Thomas Eakins to Fidelia Bridges and John La Farge. Publication of the collection catalog not only highlight this significant private collection built over a lifetime by the Stebbins, but is a valuable contribution to the field of nineteenth and early-twentieth-century American art, and to the history of collections and collecting.…