Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum

Ancient Carved Ambers in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Author: Faya Causey
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 307
Release: 2020-01-07
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1606066358
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First published in 2012, this catalogue presents fifty-six Etruscan, Greek, and Italic carved ambers from the Getty Museum's collection—the second largest body of this material in the United States and one of the most important in the world. The ambers date from about 650 to 300 BC. The catalogue offers full description of the pieces, including typology, style, chronology, condition, and iconography. Each piece is illustrated. The catalogue is preceded by a general introduction to ancient amber (which was also published in 2012 as a stand-alone print volume titled Amber and the Ancient World). Through exquisite visual examples and vivid classical texts, this book examines the myths and legends woven around amber—its employment in magic and medicine, its transport and carving, and its incorporation into jewelry, amulets, and other objects of prestige. This publication highlights a group of remarkable amber carvings at the J. Paul Getty Museum. This catalogue was first published in 2012 at museumcatalogues.getty.edu/amber/. The present online edition of this open-access publication was migrated in 2019 to www.getty.edu/publications/ambers/; it features zoomable, high-resolution photography; free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book; and JPG downloads of the catalogue images.

Small Bronze Sculpture from the Ancient World

Small Bronze Sculpture from the Ancient World
Author:
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1990
Genre: Bronze figurines, Ancient
ISBN: 089236176X
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Historical and technical considerations in provenancing and collecting Greek, Etruscan, and Roman bronzes.

Fake?

Fake?
Author: Mark Jones
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1990-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780520070875
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Describes the methods used to make artistic, literary, documentary, and political forgeries and the recent scientific advances in their detection. Includes over 600 objects from the British Museum and many other major collections, from ancient Babylonia to the present day.

The Collection of Antiquities of the American Academy in Rome

The Collection of Antiquities of the American Academy in Rome
Author: Larissa Bonfante
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 409
Release: 2015
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0472119893
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A comprehensive presentation of the ancient and diverse artifacts from the American Academy in Rome's collection.

Ancient Marbles in Great Britain

Ancient Marbles in Great Britain
Author: Adolf Michaelis
Publisher:
Total Pages: 910
Release: 1882
Genre: Marble sculpture, Ancient
ISBN:
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The Vatican Collections

The Vatican Collections
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 262
Release: 1982
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0870993216
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Nearly three hundred illustrations and a text reveal the entire range of the Vatican's artistic holdings, replete with priceless masterworks from all periods.

Artistry in Bronze

Artistry in Bronze
Author: Jens M Daehner
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 920
Release: 2017-11-21
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1606065424
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The papers in this volume derive from the proceedings of the nineteenth International Bronze Congress, held at the Getty Center and Villa in October 2015 in connection with the exhibition Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World. The study of large-scale ancient bronzes has long focused on aspects of technology and production. Analytical work of materials, processes, and techniques has significantly enriched our understanding of the medium. Most recently, the restoration history of bronzes has established itself as a distinct area of investigation. How does this scholarship bear on the understanding of bronzes within the wider history of ancient art? How do these technical data relate to our ideas of styles and development? How has the material itself affected ancient and modern perceptions of form, value, and status of works of art? www.getty.edu/publications/artistryinbronze

The Gods Delight

The Gods Delight
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 373
Release: 1988
Genre:
ISBN:
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In Pursuit of Beauty

In Pursuit of Beauty
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 513
Release: 1986
Genre: Aesthetic movement (Art)
ISBN: 0870994689
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"This project is the first comprehensive study of a phenomenon that not only dominated the American arts of the 1870s and 1880s, but also helped set the course of such later developments in the United States as the Arts and Crafts movement, the indigenous interpretation of Art Nouveau, and even the rise of modernism. In fact, the early history of the Metropolitan--its founding, its sponsorship of a school of industrial design, and its display of decorative works--is inextricably tied to the Aesthetic movement and its educational goals. "In Pursuit of Beauty: Americans and the Aesthetic Movement" comprised some 175 objects including furniture, metalwork, stained glass, ceramics, textiles, wallpaper, painting, and sculpture. Some of these had rarely been displayed; others, although familiar, were being shown in new and even startling contexts. The exhibition and catalogue are arranged thematically to illustrate both the major styles of a visually rich movement and the ideas that generated its diversity"--From publisher's description.