Paris, 1650-1900 - Decorative Arts in the Rijksmuseum

Informationen zum Autor Reinier Baarsen is senior curator of furniture at the Rijksmuseum. He has published widely on the Rijksmuseum's collections. Klappentext From 1650 to 1900 Paris was the undisputed centre of fashion and taste in Europe. This book traces the story of Parisian decorative arts from the reign of Louis XIV to the triumph of art nouveau! through a selection of 150 masterpieces from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. "Published to coincide with the much acclaimed reopening of the Rijksmuseum, this opulent book of over 600 pages presents a fascinating selection of the museum's collections of more than 250 years of French decorative arts . . . this remains a magnificent contribution to scholarship on the subject."--Bertrand Rondot, "Apollo Magazine"--Bertrand Rondot"Apollo Magazine" (09/01/2013) Zusammenfassung From 1650 to 1900 Paris was the undisputed centre of fashion and taste in Europe. This book traces the story of Parisian decorative arts from the reign of Louis XIV to the triumph of art nouveau! through a selection of 150 masterpieces from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

Product details

• Authors: Reinier Baarsen, Reinier J. Baarsen, BAARSEN REINIER
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.03.2013
• EAN: 9780300191295
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19129-5
• No. of pages: 608
• Dimensions: 255 mm x 313 mm x 55 mm
• Series: Rijksmuseum Series (Yale); The International Geographical Union Series on Contemporary Geographies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; France, Decorative arts, ART / European, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, DESIGN / Decorative Arts, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Netherlands, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, C 1600 To C 1700, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, C 1700 To C 1800