Item Number: 135371 Title: A Golden Age of European Art : Celebrating Fifty Years of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation Author: Clifton, James (ed) Price: Not Available ISBN: 9780300207811 Description: New Haven: Yale University Press, for the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2015. 28cm., hardcover, 272pp,. 200 color, 45 b&w illus. Summary: Marking the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, this commemorative book presents masterpieces from the foundation’s collection. The works span more than 400 years, from the 16th through the early 20th century, and feature a range of media including paintings, prints, and printed books. After a comprehensive introduction to the foundation and its collection, essays by eight scholars present new scholarship on key works. The featured objects include an image of the Madonna and Child by the Florentine painter Giuliano Bugiardini; Richard Wilson’s iconic 18th-century composition The White Monk; printed materials in Venice that bridged Jewish and Christian cultures; and portraits by Paolo Veronese, Simon Vouet, and others. With more than 200 illustrations, this beautiful publication is a rich survey as well as a timely celebration of this exceptional collection. We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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