Book Description
A history of the Portland Vase discusses its unique craftsmanship and traces its survival through the ownerships of the first Roman emperor, a reckless Cardinal, and a host of politicians, dilettantes, and scam artists.
Author : Robin Brooks
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 26,87 MB
Release : 2004-08-10
Category : Art
ISBN : 0060510994
A history of the Portland Vase discusses its unique craftsmanship and traces its survival through the ownerships of the first Roman emperor, a reckless Cardinal, and a host of politicians, dilettantes, and scam artists.
Author : Susan Walker
Publisher : Object in Focus
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 39,87 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Art
ISBN :
The Portland Vase is the most famous cameo-glass vessel from antiquity, probably made during the reign of the Roman Emperor Augustus (27BC - AD14). The scenes on the vessel have long perplexed and enchanted in equal measure. The subject is clearly one of love and marriage, but who are the figures and are they historical or mythological? This book offers an exciting new reading of the vase, setting it in the context of the dramatic relationships between the houses of Octavian, Antony and Cleopatra. It also explores the lively history of the vase, from the earliest records in Italy in 1601, to its purchase by Sir William Hamilton and the dukes of Portland, and its abiding influence on British craftsmen such as Josiah Wedgwood whose copies helped to make it famous.
Author : William Watkiss Lloyd
Publisher :
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 44,57 MB
Release : 1847
Category : Archaeology
ISBN :
Author : Robin Jeremy Brooks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Academic
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 50,55 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN :
Robin Brooks recreates the lengthy travels and the powerful influence of the Portland vase, which has long been an inspiration for artists, poets and historians, together with engaging portraits of the eccentric individuals through whose hands it has passed.
Author : Paul Roberts
Publisher :
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 39,91 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Art
ISBN :
Cameo glass represents the ultimate achievement in Roman luxury glass, and the British Museum has the world's largest and finest collection. This comprises over seventy pieces, including two of only a dozen surviving complete cameo glass vessels: the celebrated Portland Vase, the greatest surviving example of Roman cameo glass, and the Auldjo Jug, each with its complex and intriguing history. The catalogue, begun by Veronica Tatton-Brown and William Gudenrath of the Corning Museum of Glass, has been revisited and enhanced by Paul Roberts of the British Museum and David Whitehouse and William Gudenrath of the Corning Museum of Glass. This publication presents the collection in its entirety for the first time. Each piece is illustrated in colour and line drawing, with full description and discussion. The book also presents the results of ground-breaking new research. The authors construct a comprehensive context, using archaeological, technological, iconographic and typological evidence to look at the origins of cameo glass and its place in contemporary Roman art and craftsmanship. They also propose a relative and absolute chronology for cameo glass, and suggest possible models for the organisation of the workshop(s) that produced it.
Author : Mariah Carmen Briel
Publisher : Hirmer Verlag
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 27,64 MB
Release : 2024-05-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 3777441570
Die antike römische Portlandvase aus Überfangglas gehört zu den Schätzen des Britischen Museums und ist zugleich eine globale »Marke«, die seit Jahrhunderten bei Kunsthandwerker:innen, Sammler:innen und Käufer:innen hoch im Kurs steht und unzählige Male kopiert und neu interpretiert wurde. Der Band geht der spannenden Frage nach, warum und auf welche Weise die einmalige antike Vase über Zeit und Raum hinweg zur legendären künstlerischen und kommerziellen Muse oder, wie man heute sagen würde, »Influencerin« für Kunstschaffende wie Josiah Wedgwood, Viola Frey, Chris Wight, Michael Eden, Nicole Cherubini, Clare Twomey und Roberto Lugo wurde. Anhand von mehr als 65 Werken und reich bebildert wird die Rolle von Marken in unserer Kultur untersucht und erklärt, warum klassische Traditionen den künstlerischen Kanon dominieren und wie diese Traditionen neu gedacht und revolutioniert werden können.
Author : Chelsea Fuss
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 22,60 MB
Release : 2021-03-02
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN : 1683358988
Floral expert Chelsea Fuss shows you how to make beautiful, natural arrangements with foraged and seasonal greenery, branches, and flowers Based on her extraordinarily popular flower-arranging workshops, Chelsea Fuss’s first book combines an alluring sense of place with everything readers need to know to forage, gather, and arrange fresh and dried botanicals. Each arrangement is addictively easy to make, and the featured centerpieces, wreaths, garlands, and bouquets are designed to bring the perfect amount of scent, color, and atmosphere to a room. The book features 28 eco-friendly floral projects, all using natural materials in lieu of floral foam and wire. Each arrangement is accompanied by foraging tips that can be applied to different locales. Photographed in the author’s small village in Portugal, the book overflows with atmospheric images of flowers and foliage in the landscape to inspire readers to walk local trails (even if that just means the stalls of a city market) and gather ingredients in a pastime that is as much self-care and meditation as it is a practical pursuit.
Author : Robin Brooks
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,5 MB
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Art
ISBN : 0061857513
For thousands of years an enigmatic and astonishingly beautiful piece of Roman art has captivated those who have come in contact with it.Made before the birth of Christ, the Portland Vase, as it is called, is renowned for both its beauty and its mystery. In The Portland Vase, Robin Brooks takes us on a vivid journey across Europe and through the centuries, as this delicate piece of glass, less than ten inches in height, passes through the hands of a stunning cast of characters, including the first Roman emperor, Augustus; a notorious tomb raider; a reckless cardinal; a princess with a nasty gambling habit; the ceramics genius Josiah Wedgwood; the secretive Duchess of Portland; and a host of politicians, dilettantes, and scam artists. Rich with passion, inspiration, jealousy, and endless speculation, the story of The Portland Vase spans more than two thousand years and remains one of the art world's greatest enigmas.
Author : Thora Brylowe
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 14,70 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Art
ISBN : 1108426409
Explores the developing cultural tensions and connections that created a 'sister-art' movement between creative visual art and its literary counterparts.
Author : Denys Eyre Lankester Haynes
Publisher :
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 17,98 MB
Release : 1964
Category : Portland Vase
ISBN :