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Vulcan's Forge in Venus' City
Victoria Avery
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Description for Vulcan's Forge in Venus' City
This book tells, for the first time, the story of bronze in Renaissance Venice. Previously unpublished documents provide an invaluable resource for the study of bronze objects and the people who commissioned and made them. The numerous illustrations include recently-restored works of art, and unpublished historical photographs. Series: British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs. Num Pages: 700 pages, 424 including 161 in colour, in a 176 page plate section. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACN; AFKB; HBLC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 284 x 219 x 43. Weight in Grams: 2144.
Between 1350 and 1650, a vast number of bronze objects, both large and small, decorative and functional, were produced in Venice for domestic consumption and for the export market. Whether unique works of art specifically commissioned from renowned sculptors by wealthy patrons, or low status artefacts mass-produced by founders for speculative sale in their shops, Venetian bronzes are distinguishable from those made at the same time in other centres by the great beauty and variety of their form, their rich ornamentation, and by their generally high quality. Based on a wealth of unpublished documents and newly available scientific data ... Read more
Between 1350 and 1650, a vast number of bronze objects, both large and small, decorative and functional, were produced in Venice for domestic consumption and for the export market. Whether unique works of art specifically commissioned from renowned sculptors by wealthy patrons, or low status artefacts mass-produced by founders for speculative sale in their shops, Venetian bronzes are distinguishable from those made at the same time in other centres by the great beauty and variety of their form, their rich ornamentation, and by their generally high quality. Based on a wealth of unpublished documents and newly available scientific data ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
Series
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship Monographs
Number of Pages
700
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780197264966
SKU
V9780197264966
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About Victoria Avery
Victoria Avery is the Keeper of Applied Arts at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. She was previously Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Warwick, where she taught courses focusing on Italian Renaissance art and architecture. Since completing her British Academy funded PhD on the work of the Venetian Renaissance sculptor, Alessandro Vittoria (Cambridge 1996), Dr ... Read more
Reviews for Vulcan's Forge in Venus' City
Victoria Avery has succeeded admirably in her purpose, and no one interested in the history of Venetian bronzes will ignore her important book.
Bruce Boucher, Art Newspaper
Bruce Boucher, Art Newspaper