Woven Gold - Tapestries of Louis XIV (inbunden)
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Format
Inbunden (Hardback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
136
Utgivningsdatum
2016-01-05
Förlag
Getty Publications
Medarbetare
Bertrand, Pascal-Francois/Brejon de Lavergnee, Arnauld
Illustrationer
97 color + 10 b/w illus.
Dimensioner
315 x 290 x 23 mm
Vikt
1998 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781606064610
Woven Gold - Tapestries of Louis XIV (inbunden)

Woven Gold - Tapestries of Louis XIV

av Charissa Bremer-David
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Meticulously woven by hand with wool, silk, and gilt-metal thread, the tapestry collection of the Sun King, Louis XIV of France, represents the highest achievements of the art form. Intended to enhance the king's reputation by visualizing his manifest glory and to promote the kingdom's nascent mercantile economy, the royal collection of tapestries included antique and contemporary sets that followed the designs of the greatest artists of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, including Raphael, Giulio Romano, Rubens, Vouet, and Le Brun. Ranging in date from about 1540 to 1715 and coming from weaving workshops across northern Europe, these remarkable works portray scenes from the bible, history, and mythology. As treasured textiles, the works were traditionally displayed in the royal palaces when the court was in residence and in public on special occasions and feast days. They are still little known, even in France, as they are mostly reserved for the decoration of elite state residences and ministerial offices. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of fourteen marvelous examples of the former royal collection that will be displayed exclusively at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center from December 15, 2015, to May 1, 2016. Lavishly illustrated, the volume presents for the first time in English the latest scholarship of the foremost authorities working in the field.
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"Clear, distinct, and lucid in the extreme, Woven Gold is positively Cartesian. . . . The reproductions of the exhibited tapestries, their accompanying images and superb selection of details--even the woven gold cloth of the hard cover, makes for a beautiful book, as well as a great Franco-American collaborative achievement."--Burlington Magazine "Lavishly illustrated, the volume presents for the first time in English the latest scholarship of the foremost authorities working in the field."--Apollo Magazine

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Charissa Bremer-David is curator in the Department of Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the J. Paul Getty Museum. She is author of French Tapestries and Textiles in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Publications, 1997) and has published extensively on French tapestries.

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