The Gallery Of Meissen Animals
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The Gallery Of Meissen Animals
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Author : Samuel Wittwer
language : en
Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
Release Date : 2006
The Gallery Of Meissen Animals written by Samuel Wittwer and has been published by Hirmer Verlag GmbH this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
The large animal figures created at the Meissen manufactory between 1731 and 1736 arguably constitute the eighteenth century's supreme artistic and technical achievement in the field of porcelain-making. The animals were commissioned by the elector-king Augustus the Strong for the palace that of all his seats was probably the one closest to his heart: the Japanese Palace in Dresden. Samuel Wittwer's research has revealed a profusion of inter-relations between this fragile porcelain menagerie and the various other animal collections at the Dresden court. This book does not consider the animal figures in art historical terms alone. On the contrary, it presents them in their historical and topographical context and traces the manifold relations between the figures and the world in which they came into being. In so doing it also offers the reader a wealth of insights into the relationships between art, society, and politics at the Dresden court in the second quarter of the eighteenth century.
A Royal Menagerie
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Author : Samuel Wittwer
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2001
A Royal Menagerie written by Samuel Wittwer and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Architecture categories.
"Augustus the Strong (1670-1733) had long been a collector of Japanese and Chinese porcelain, and it was to house his collection that the Japanese Palace in Dresden was purchased. In 1729 Augustus enlarged the building to nearly double its original size in order to create a "porcelain palace." One gallery was to be entirely devoted to Meissen porcelain, including the exceptional animal figures that are the subject of this book and the exhibition it accompanies."--BOOK JACKET.
Animals In Pottery And Porcelain
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Author : John Patrick Cushion
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Animals In Pottery And Porcelain written by John Patrick Cushion and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Animal sculpture categories.
The Throne Of The Great Mogul In Dresden
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Author : Dror Wahrman
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2023-04-25
The Throne Of The Great Mogul In Dresden written by Dror Wahrman and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-25 with categories.
A masterful deciphering of an extraordinary art object, illuminating some of the biggest questions of the eighteenth century The Throne of the Great Mogul (1701-8) is a unique work of European decorative art: an intricate miniature of the court of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb depicted during the emperor's birthday celebrations. It was created by the jeweler Johann Melchior Dinglinger in Dresden and purchased by the Saxon prince Augustus the Strong for an enormous sum. Constructed like a theatrical set made of gold, silver, thousands of gemstones, and amazing enamel work, it consists of 164 pieces that together tell a detailed story. Why did Dinglinger invest so much time and effort in making this piece? Why did Augustus, in the midst of a political and financial crisis, purchase it? And why did the jeweler secrete in it messages wholly unrelated to the prince or to the Great Mogul? In answering these questions, Dror Wahrman, while shifting scales from microhistory to global history, opens a window onto major historical themes of the period: the nature of European absolutism, the princely politics of the Holy Roman Empire, the changing meaning of art in the West, the surprising emergence of a cross-continental lexicon of rulership shared across the Eastern Hemisphere, and the enactment in jewels and gold of quirky contemporary theories about the global history of religion.
Bodies And Maps
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Author : Maryanne Cline Horowitz
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-12-15
Bodies And Maps written by Maryanne Cline Horowitz and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-15 with History categories.
An exploration of the ways early modern European artists have visualized continents through the female (sometimes male) body to express their perceptions of newly encountered peoples. Often stereotypical, these personifications are however more complex than what they seem.
Enlightened Animals In Eighteenth Century Art
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Author : Sarah Cohen
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-02-11
Enlightened Animals In Eighteenth Century Art written by Sarah Cohen and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-02-11 with Art categories.
How do our senses help us to understand the world? This question, which preoccupied Enlightenment thinkers, also emerged as a key theme in depictions of animals in eighteenth-century art. This book examines the ways in which painters such as Chardin, as well as sculptors, porcelain modelers, and other decorative designers portrayed animals as sensing subjects who physically confirmed the value of material experience. The sensual style known today as the Rococo encouraged the proliferation of animals as exemplars of empirical inquiry, ranging from the popular subject of the monkey artist to the alchemical wonders of the life-sized porcelain animals created for the Saxon court. Examining writings on sensory knowledge by La Mettrie, Condillac, Diderot and other philosophers side by side with depictions of the animal in art, Cohen argues that artists promoted the animal as a sensory subject while also validating the material basis of their own professional practice.
Global Clay
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Author : John A. Burrison
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2017-12-04
Global Clay written by John A. Burrison and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-04 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
For over 25,000 years, humans across the globe have shaped, decorated, and fired clay. Despite great differences in location and time, universal themes appear in the world's ceramic traditions, including religious influences, human and animal representations, and mortuary pottery. In Global Clay: Themes in World Ceramic Traditions, noted pottery scholar John A. Burrison explores the recurring artistic themes that tie humanity together, explaining how and why those themes appear again and again in worldwide ceramic traditions. The book is richly illustrated with over 200 full-color, cross-cultural illustrations of ceramics from prehistory to the present. Providing an introduction to different styles of folk pottery, extensive suggestions for further reading, and reflections on the future of traditional pottery around the world, Global Clay is sure to become a classic for all who love art and pottery and all who are intrigued by the human commonalities revealed through art.
Animals From Legend And Life In Antique German Porcelain
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Author : Elizabeth Critchley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Animals From Legend And Life In Antique German Porcelain written by Elizabeth Critchley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Animals in art categories.
Animals From Legend And Life In Antique German Porcelain
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Author : Elizabeth Critcheley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Animals From Legend And Life In Antique German Porcelain written by Elizabeth Critcheley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with categories.
Sculpture Collections In Europe And The United States 1500 1930
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-04-26
Sculpture Collections In Europe And The United States 1500 1930 written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-26 with Art categories.
Exploring the various forms taken by sculpture collections, this volume presents new research on collectors, modes of display, and the aesthetics of viewing sculpture, making a notable addition to the literature on the history of sculpture and art collecting as a cultural phenomenon.