Collecting Sculpture in Early Modern Europe

Informationen zum Autor Nicholas Penny is senior curator of sculpture and decorative art at the National Gallery of Art! Washington. Eike D. Schmidt is associate curator of sculpture and decorative arts at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Klappentext Surveys the practice of collecting sculpture from late medieval times to the 19th century. This book explores the collections of artists and princes throughout Europe. It examines acquisition methods and the value that collectors placed on sculpture for opulent interior decoration and outdoor display or for use as studio models. Zusammenfassung Surveys the practice of collecting sculpture from late medieval times to the 19th century. This book explores the collections of artists and princes throughout Europe. It examines acquisition methods and the value that collectors placed on sculpture for opulent interior decoration and outdoor display or for use as studio models.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Nicholas Penny, Nicholas Schmidt Penny, Penny Nicholas
• Collaboration: Nicholas Penny (Editeur), Eike D. Schmidt (Editeur), Schmidt Eike D. (Editeur)
• Edition: Yale University Press Ltd
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 25.04.2008
• EAN: 9780300121605
• ISBN: 978-0-300-12160-5
• Pages: 512
• Thèmes: Studies in the History of Art Series; Studies in the History of Art; Studies in the History of Art Series; Studies in the History of Art
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Arts plastiques; Europe, ART / European, ART / Sculpture & Installation, sculpture