Vulcan's Forge in Venus' City - The Story of Bronze in Venice, 1350-1650

Zusatztext Victoria Avery has succeeded admirably in her purpose, and no one interested in the history of Venetian bronzes will ignore her important book. Informationen zum Autor Victoria Avery has been Keeper of European Sculpture & Decorative Arts at the Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, since 2010 prior to which she was Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Warwick. Vicky’s primary field of expertise is European sculpture from 1400 to the present day but she has broad knowledge of the materiality, making, usage, collecting and display of early modern European decorative arts. She has curated numerous research-led interdisciplinary exhibitions including Feast & Fast: The Art of Food in Europe (2019–2020), from which this book emerges. Klappentext This book tells, for the first time, the story of bronze in Renaissance Venice. Previously unpublished documents provide an invaluable resource for the study of bronze objects and the people who commissioned and made them. The numerous illustrations include recently-restored works of art, and unpublished historical photographs. Zusammenfassung This book tells, for the first time, the story of bronze in Renaissance Venice. Previously unpublished documents provide an invaluable resource for the study of bronze objects and the people who commissioned and made them. The numerous illustrations include recently-restored works of art, and unpublished historical photographs. Inhaltsverzeichnis I: The Significance of Bronze II: State Control of the Bronze Industry III: The State Bronze Foundries IV: The Independent Bronze Foundries V: The Employment of State Gun-Founders VI: The Employment of Independent Founders VII: Bells VIII: Large Functional Bronzes IX: Large Bronze Sculpture X: Small Bronze Sculpture and Artefacts Appendix: Corpus of Selected Documents

Product details

• Authors: Victoria Avery, Victoria (Keeper Avery, Avery Victoria
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.2011
• EAN: 9780197264966
• ISBN: 978-0-19-726496-6
• No. of pages: 700
• Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs; British Academy Postdoctoral F; British Academy Monographs; British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs; British Academy Postdoctoral F
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; History, HISTORY / General, ART / History / General, ART / European, ART / Sculpture & Installation, sculpture, Italy, CE period up to c 1500, History of Art, History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600, 15th century, c 1400 to c 1499, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599