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ANTICO: The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes
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Hardcover. The Golden Age of Renaissance Bronzes. 192 pages, 120 illustrations. Catalog of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Nov. 6, 2011-Apr. 8, 2012 and the Frick Collection, New York, May 1-July 29, 2011. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ACND; AFKB; AGB. Dimension: 286 x 208 x 26. Weight: 1190.
This publication will be the only available English-language monograph to date on sixteenth-century sculptor Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (c. 1455–1528), who earned the nickname 'Antico' with his highly refined reductions of Greco-Roman antiquities. His bronzes – many of which were produced at the brilliant court of Isabella d'Este at Mantua – were remarkable for being meticulously cast and finely cleaned and finished, designed for close appreciation in the privacy of a courtly studio. His black patination and exquisite detailing, such as gilded hair and silver-inlaid eyes, are characteristic. Given Antico's importance for the history of sculpture, this book is a ... Read more
This publication will be the only available English-language monograph to date on sixteenth-century sculptor Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (c. 1455–1528), who earned the nickname 'Antico' with his highly refined reductions of Greco-Roman antiquities. His bronzes – many of which were produced at the brilliant court of Isabella d'Este at Mantua – were remarkable for being meticulously cast and finely cleaned and finished, designed for close appreciation in the privacy of a courtly studio. His black patination and exquisite detailing, such as gilded hair and silver-inlaid eyes, are characteristic. Given Antico's importance for the history of sculpture, this book is a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907372278
SKU
V9781907372278
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