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Meissen Snuff Boxes of the Eighteenth Century
Powdered tobacco, originally used in Europe as a medicine, became a fashionable stimulant in high society during the eighteenth century. Precious little containers, known as tabatieres (snuffboxes), were important accessories for elegant ladies and gentlemen. The publication presents 121 of the finest snuffboxes. Essays by S.-K. Acevedo, B. Beaucamp-Markowsky, H. Ottomeyer, U. Pietsch, J. Weber"
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From Invention to Perfection
A reference work for collectors and enthusiasts of 18th-century objets d'art Featuring essays by leading specialists in the fields of European applied artOne hundred masterpieces of European art and arts and crafts of the eighteenth century form a panorama of innovation, design and expert realisation. In their sumptuous design, the porcelain, furniture, bronzes and silver objects are all miracles of the luxury craftsmanship found in court art. Such sophisticated design was the driving force behind the quickly successive styles of classicism, naturalism and the exotic design of the Rococo period. Andre-Charles Boulle, Jakob Philipp Hackert, Johann Joachim Kaendler, Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt and Jean-Baptiste Francois Pater are just some of the renowned artists featured in this catalogue. The artworks are opulently presented, interpreted in detail and arranged according to context. Thus the colourful image of a great era in art emerges, one that relied on creative energy and the power of the imagination."
Hidden Valuables
An impressive overview of the gems of the most sumptuous Meissen porcelain of the early period! Presented in English. Switzerland is well-known for its host of remarkable collections of eighteenth-century European porcelain. Exemplary representatives of these are such extraordinary collector personalities as Albert Kocher or Dr Marcel Nyffeler. A number of these magnificent collections can be found today -- as a result of endowments or gifts -- in Switzerland's renowned institutions. This publication is dedicated to the passionate collecting of Swiss connoisseurs and these exceptional treasures, enriched by articles penned by renowned art historians and porcelain experts.
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Freemasonry and the Visual Arts from the Eighteenth Century Forward
Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2020 With the dramatic rise of Freemasonry in the eighteenth century, art played a fundamental role in its practice, rhetoric, and global dissemination, while Freemasonry, in turn, directly influenced developments in art. This mutually enhancing relationship has only recently begun to receive its due. The vilification of Masons, and their own secretive practices, have hampered critical study and interpretation. As perceptions change, and as masonic archives and institutions begin opening to the public, the time is ripe for a fresh consideration of the interconnections between Freemasonry and the visual arts. This volume offers diverse approaches, and exp...
The Mobile Image from Watteau to Boucher
Reframing long-held assumptions about what distinguishes fine from decorative art, this innovative study explores a mode of making, seeing, and thinking that slices across eighteenth-century visual culture. This book provides a new way of thinking about eighteenth-century French art and visual culture by prioritizing production over reception. Abandoning the ideologically driven discourse that distinguished fine from decorative art between the 1690s and 1770s, The Mobile Image reveals how the two have been inextricably bound from the earliest stages of artistic instruction through the daily life of painters’ workshops. In this study, author David Pullins defines artisanal and artistic mean...
Zerbrechliche Geschichten
"Zerbrechliche Geschichten - Die Entwicklung der Keramik" stellt die vielfältigen und bedeutenden Keramiksammlungen der Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel erstmals in einem Band vor. Anhand von etwa 70 ausgewählten Objekten wird die Geschichte der Keramik- und Porzellanherstellung von der Vor- und Frühgeschichte über die ostasiatische Keramik bis zur Gegenwart anschaulich erzählt. Der Fokus liegt auf der technischen Entwicklung der Keramik, die ausgewählten Objekte begeistern aber auch für Themen wie Handel und Geschmack, Sammlungsgeschichten und Technologietransfers. Neben den bekannten Sammlungshighlights von Weltrang wie der Katzenelnbogischen Deckelschale werden einige der Keramiken hier erstmals publiziert.
