As well as placing the Sixtus V cabinet within the contexts of Roman manufacture and English collecting, the book brings to life its Roman provenance and its subsequent residence at Stourhead after the banker Henry Hoare bought it in about 1740.
Continue reading ...Giorgione is notorious for his elusiveness in the written records of his day.
Continue reading ...From the weekly shopping list to the Ten Commandments, our lives are shaped by lists. Whether dashed off as a quick reminder, or carefully constructed as an inventory, this humble form of documentation provides insight into its maker’s personal habits and decision-making processes.
Continue reading ...Questa pubblicazione, la terza di una collana specificatamente dedicata al collezionismo artistico a Venezia in età moderna, prende in esame il Settecento, il secolo definito della “gloria” di Venezia, particolarmente ricco e articolato per l’evoluzione del gusto e degli orientamenti del fenomeno, con elementi di continuità e altri di contrasto con l’epoca che lo precede.
Continue reading ...The Montias database, compiled by late Yale University Professor John Michael Montias, contains information from 1,280 inventories of goods (paintings, prints, sculpture, furniture, etc.) owned by people living in 17th century Amsterdam.
Continue reading ...Das Gesamtverzeichnis der 1937/38 in deutschen Museen beschlagnahmten Werke “entarteter Kunst” wird ab April 2010 kontinuierlich komplexweise nach nochmaliger Überprüfung der Einträge ins Netz gestellt. Es kann nur nach Künstlern und Werken befragt werden, soweit sie bereits für das Netz freigegeben wurden. Das Gesamtverzeichnis fußt auf dem von den Nationalsozialisten angelegten Beschlagnahmeinventar. Die Angaben sind
Continue reading ...Musée national des Châteaux de Malmaison et Boix-Préau, Rueil-Malmaison, FRANCE
14 November 2009-8 March 2010
The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture,
in collaboration with the New York Historical Society, New York, NY, USA
18 September 2009-3 January 2010