Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher :
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,55 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Silverware
ISBN :
Author : Julia Siemon
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 47,26 MB
Release : 2017-12-11
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1588396398
The twelve monumental silver-gilt standing cups known as the Aldobrandini Tazze constitute perhaps the most enigmatic masterpiece of Renaissance European metalwork. Topped with statuettes of the Twelve Caesars, the tazze are decorated with marvelously detailed scenes illustrating the lives of those ancient Roman rulers. The work’s origin is unknown, and the ensemble was divided in the nineteenth century and widely dispersed, greatly hampering study. This volume, inspired by a groundbreaking symposium at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, examines topics ranging from the tazze’s representation of the ancient world to their fate in the hands of nineteenth-century collectors, and presents newly discovered archival material and advanced scientific findings. The distinguished essayists propose answers to critical questions that have long surrounded the set and shed light on the stature of Renaissance goldsmiths’ work as an art form, establishing a new standard for the study of Renaissance silver.
Author : Stacey Sell
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 21,36 MB
Release : 2015-05-26
Category : Art
ISBN : 0691166129
This exhibition is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see around 100 exceptional drawings created using the exquisite metalpoint technique. It features works by some of the greatest artists working from the late 14th century to the present including Rogier van der Weyden, Petrus Christus, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Albrecht Dürer, Hans Holbein the Elder, Lucas van Leyden, Rembrandt, Edward Burne-Jones, William Holman Hunt, Otto Dix, Jasper Johns and Bruce Nauman. Works drawn from the British Museum's superb collection of metalpoint drawings sit alongside major loans from European and American museums as well as private collections, including four sheets by Leonardo da Vinci from the Royal Collection.--British Museum website.
Author : Grolier Club
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 10,9 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Bibliography
ISBN :
Author : Elizabeth A. Williams
Publisher : Rizzoli Publications
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 34,6 MB
Release : 2019-04-30
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0847862526
A survey of America's preeminent maker of fine silver and its legacy of exceptional design and innovation in the decorative arts. Established in 1831, the Gorham Manufacturing Company adeptly coupled art and industry, rising to become an industry leader of stylistic and technological achievement in America and around the world. It produced public presentation pieces and one-of-a-kind showstoppers for important occasions, as well as tableware for everyday use. Its works trace a narrative arc not only of great design but also of American ambitions. In this volume, insightful essays are accompanied by gorgeous new photography of splendid silver pieces along with a wealth of archival images, design drawings, casting patterns, and company records that reveal a rich heritage of a giant in decorative arts and silver manufacturing. Produced in collaboration with the RISD Museum, which has the world's most significant collection of Gorham silver, this major new book casts new light on more than 120 years of grand aesthetic styles in silver, innovative industrial practices, and American social and cultural norms.
Author : Bruce W. Carpenter
Publisher : Didier Millet,Csi
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 48,25 MB
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9789814610407
A visual delight of a book, featuring sumptuous photographs of more than 300 of the best designs by Indonesia's first modern jewellery designer, Runi Palar.
Author :
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 48,72 MB
Release : 2016-05-02
Category : Photography
ISBN : 1588395928
Manus × Machina (“Hand × Machine”) features exceptional fashions that reconcile traditional hand techniques with innovative machine technologies such as 3-D printing, laser cutting, circular knitting, computer modeling, bonding and laminating, and ultrasonic welding. Featuring 90 astonishing pieces, ranging from Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s iconic tweed suit to Karl Lagerfeld’s 3-D-printed version, and from Yves Saint Laurent’s bird-of-paradise dress to Iris van Herpen’s silicone adaptation — all beautifully photographed by Nicholas Alan Cope — this fascinating book is an exploration of both the artistry and the future of fashion.
Featuring interviews with Sarah Burton (Alexander McQueen), Hussein Chalayan, Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli (Valentino), Nicolas Ghesquière (Louis Vuitton), Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough (Proenza Schouler), Iris van Herpen, Christopher Kane, Karl Lagerfeld (Chanel), Miuccia Prada, and Gareth Pugh.Author : Lesley Frowick
Publisher : Harry N. Abrams
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,39 MB
Release : 2014-05-13
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781419710957
Halston was the defining American fashion designer of the 1970s. Just as his friend Andy Warhol challenged the canon of high art, Halston democratized fashion with elegant and urbane ready-to-wear clothes
Author : John Tallis & Company
Publisher :
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 34,5 MB
Release : 1852
Category : Great Exhibition
ISBN :
Author :
Publisher : Chronicle Chroma
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 36,61 MB
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781452182056
In the 1970s, photographer Hugh Holland masterfully captured the burgeoning culture of skateboarding against a sometimes harsh but always sunny Southern California landscape. This never-before-published collection showcases his black-and-white photographs that document young skateboarders sidewalk surfing off Mulholland Drive in concrete drainage ditches and empty swimming pools in a drought-ridden Southern California. From suburban backyard haunts to the asphalt streets that connected them, this was the place that inspired the legendary Dogtown and Z-Boys skateboarders. With their requisite bleached-blond hair, tanned bodies, tube socks and Vans, these young outsiders evoke the sometimes reckless but always exhilarating origins of skateboarding lifestyle and culture.
