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The delicate forms of 18th-century French decorative design lend craft and graphic projects a special air of grace and refinement. The highly detailed borders, cartouches, and other configurations in this superb collection — enhanced with real and legendary beasts, scrolling curves, floral motifs, and more — convey a timeless elegance. 209 black-and-white illustrations.
Book Synopsis French Decorative Designs of the 18th Century by : Édouard Bajot
Download or read book French Decorative Designs of the 18th Century written by Édouard Bajot and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2006-02-10 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The delicate forms of 18th-century French decorative design lend craft and graphic projects a special air of grace and refinement. The highly detailed borders, cartouches, and other configurations in this superb collection — enhanced with real and legendary beasts, scrolling curves, floral motifs, and more — convey a timeless elegance. 209 black-and-white illustrations.
Book Synopsis French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century by : Mary L. Myers
Download or read book French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century written by Mary L. Myers and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1991 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The French Interior in the Eighteenth Century by : John Whitehead
Download or read book The French Interior in the Eighteenth Century written by John Whitehead and published by Penguin Putnam. This book was released on 1993 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
The authors, Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide and Jeffrey Munger, are curators in the Metropolitan Museum's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts. They oversaw the recent reinstallation of the Wrightsman Galleries --Book Jacket.
Book Synopsis The Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art by : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Download or read book The Wrightsman Galleries for French Decorative Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2010 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors, Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide and Jeffrey Munger, are curators in the Metropolitan Museum's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts. They oversaw the recent reinstallation of the Wrightsman Galleries --Book Jacket.
A catalogue of 125 architectural and ornamental drawings from eighteenth-century France.
Book Synopsis French Architectural and Ornamental Drawings of the 18th Century by : Mary L. Myers
Download or read book French Architectural and Ornamental Drawings of the 18th Century written by Mary L. Myers and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1991-09-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A catalogue of 125 architectural and ornamental drawings from eighteenth-century France.
This collection brings together studies on the French decorative arts in the eighteenth century, extending from bookbinding, typography and engraving to those related specifically to the domestic interior: porcelain, upholstery and furniture. A collection of studies on the French decorative arts in the eighteenth century. Covers an extensive range of subjects from bookbinding, typography and engraving to porcelain, upholstery and furniture. Demonstrates how the advancement of knowledge in porcelain and loom technology resulted in new luxury goods to the glory of Absolutism. Looks at how Revolution demanded that political change be reflected in the details of everyday life, such as dress and furniture.
Book Synopsis Between Luxury and the Everyday by : Katie Scott
Download or read book Between Luxury and the Everyday written by Katie Scott and published by Blackwell Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection brings together studies on the French decorative arts in the eighteenth century, extending from bookbinding, typography and engraving to those related specifically to the domestic interior: porcelain, upholstery and furniture. A collection of studies on the French decorative arts in the eighteenth century. Covers an extensive range of subjects from bookbinding, typography and engraving to porcelain, upholstery and furniture. Demonstrates how the advancement of knowledge in porcelain and loom technology resulted in new luxury goods to the glory of Absolutism. Looks at how Revolution demanded that political change be reflected in the details of everyday life, such as dress and furniture.
"This book explores the life, professional activities, artistic production and collecting practices of Georges Hoentschel through the objects he collected and created. Essays by the editors, joined by Amy F. Ogata, associate professor at Bard Graduate Center and Christine E. Brennan, senior research associate in Medieval Art as the Metropolitan Museum, address his biography, business contacts, and clients, as well as the arrival of the collection in New York, its lavish four-volume illustrated catalogue, and the medieval collections. Also discussed is Hoentschel's involvement with contemporary art, including his intriguing stoneware creations and designs for a pavilion and interiors at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Fully illustrated catalogue entries explore the astonishing range of objects he collected. Throughout the book, new documentary material from archives and newspapers illuminates this little-explored chapter in the history of collecting decorative arts between France and America at the dawn of the twentieth century."--book jacket.
Book Synopsis Salvaging the Past by : Daniëlle O. Kisluk-Grosheide
Download or read book Salvaging the Past written by Daniëlle O. Kisluk-Grosheide and published by Bard Center. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book explores the life, professional activities, artistic production and collecting practices of Georges Hoentschel through the objects he collected and created. Essays by the editors, joined by Amy F. Ogata, associate professor at Bard Graduate Center and Christine E. Brennan, senior research associate in Medieval Art as the Metropolitan Museum, address his biography, business contacts, and clients, as well as the arrival of the collection in New York, its lavish four-volume illustrated catalogue, and the medieval collections. Also discussed is Hoentschel's involvement with contemporary art, including his intriguing stoneware creations and designs for a pavilion and interiors at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris. Fully illustrated catalogue entries explore the astonishing range of objects he collected. Throughout the book, new documentary material from archives and newspapers illuminates this little-explored chapter in the history of collecting decorative arts between France and America at the dawn of the twentieth century."--book jacket.
Book Synopsis French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century by : Mary L. Myers
Download or read book French Architectural and Ornament Drawings of the Eighteenth Century written by Mary L. Myers and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art New York. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
"Explores the role of private art collections in the cultural, social, and political life of early eighteenth-century Paris. Examines how two principal groups of collectors, each associated with a different political faction, amassed different types of treasures and used them to establish social identities and compete for distinction"--Provided by publisher.
Book Synopsis Sheltering Art by : Rochelle Ziskin
Download or read book Sheltering Art written by Rochelle Ziskin and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Explores the role of private art collections in the cultural, social, and political life of early eighteenth-century Paris. Examines how two principal groups of collectors, each associated with a different political faction, amassed different types of treasures and used them to establish social identities and compete for distinction"--Provided by publisher.
Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Apr. 26-Aug. 7, 2011, and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sept. 18-Dec. 10, 2011.
Book Synopsis Paris by : Charissa Bremer-David
Download or read book Paris written by Charissa Bremer-David and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2011 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Apr. 26-Aug. 7, 2011, and at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Sept. 18-Dec. 10, 2011.
