Catalogue d'objets d'art & curiosités faïences italiennes parmi lesquelles on remarque huit grands vases de grande dimension et une table décorée de figures et animaux chimériques ... cabinets italiens en ébène incrustés d'ivoire tableaux anciens de l'école italienne gravures anciennes & modernes nombre de pièces gravéss par Morghen dessins anciens le tout composant la collection de M. Schédoni, de Modène, dont la vente ... aura lieu Hotel Drouot, Salle no 9 les mercredi 20 et jeudi 21 mars 1867 ... Me Couturier, commissaire-priseur ... assisté de M. Dhios, expert


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The Cult of Elizabeth


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No other woman in world history has been of such compulsive interest as Elizabeth Tudor. While the rest of the 16th-century Europe was subject to the bloodshed of religious war, Tudor peace brought England its great flowering of the arts. Central to that flowering was the enigmatic legend of the Queen herself, a myth deliberately created and sustained over four decades by public spectacle and courtly chivalry, by private sonnet and official oration.




Jacob Van Ruisdael


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If you know the 26 letters of the alphabet and can count to 99 -- or are just learning -- you'll love Tana Hoban's brilliant creation. This innovative concept book is two books in one!







Gloriana


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To examine the portraits of Elizabeth I is to witness the creation of the legend of the Virgin Queen, of Gloriana and her burgeoning empire. The history of the portraiture is that of the deliberate manufacture of an image powerful enough to hold together a people divided by both rigid hierarchy and religious belief. When Elizabeth came to the throne in 1558, her subjects had an all-too-vivid memory of military defeat and religious turmoil. Restoring stability to the kingdom involved the image of the Queen herself--over the years, she was transmuted from an elegant aristocrat into a cosmic vision. In Gloriana, Roy Strong provides a richly detailed analysis of all the major portraits.







Pride and Joy


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Katalog wystawy: Frans Halsmuseum, Haarlem, 7 października - 31 grudnia 2000; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerpia, 21 stycznia - 22 kwietnia 2001.