The Wrightsman Galleries for French decorative arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art / Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide and Jeffrey Munger.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art ; [2010]Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2010]Copyright date: ©2010Description: xii, 259 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781588393661
- 1588393666
- 9781588393678
- 1588393674
- 9780300155204
- 0300155204
- Wrightsman, Charles B. -- Art collections -- Catalogs
- Wrightsman, Jayne -- Art collections -- Catalogs
- Wrightsman, Charles B
- Wrightsman, Jayne
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) -- Catalogs
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
- 1600-1799
- Decorative arts -- France -- History -- 17th century -- Catalogs
- Decorative arts -- France -- History -- 18th century -- Catalogs
- Decoration and ornament, Rococo -- France -- Catalogs
- Decoration and ornament -- France -- Neoclassicism -- Catalogs
- Decorative arts -- New York (State) -- New York -- Catalogs
- Art -- Private collections
- Decoration and ornament -- Neoclassicism
- Decoration and ornament, Rococo
- Decorative arts
- France
- New York (State) -- New York
- France
- Met
- Clock
- Clock (general)
- Fashion
- Design
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide -- Wood paneling and furniture / Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide -- Gilt bronze and mounted porcelain / Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide and Jeffrey Munger -- Chimneypieces and fireplace furnishings / Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide -- Textiles and leather / Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide -- Portraits / Daniëlle Kisluk-Grosheide -- Vincennes and sèvres porcelain / Jeffrey Munger -- Silver / Jeffrey Munger -- Gold boxes / Jeffrey Munger.
"The Metropolitan's holdings of late seventeenth-and eighteenth-century French decorative arts, unrivaled outside Europe, are displayed at the Museum in eight magnificent paneled period rooms, three galleries, and the windows of a charming carved-oak shopfront. This suite of spaces is named for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, whose extraordinary generosity supported many of the installations and who also donated many of the furnishings from their own celebrated collection. The period rooms--with wall paneling reinstalled from historic buildings and furnished with fine contemporary pieces--are among the most popular attractions in the Museum." "This volume, the first book on the Wrightsman Galleries since 1979, begins with a historical introduction to the collection and the Galleries. Following are detailed descriptions of the paneled rooms and a selection of the most important and beautiful artworks on view, many of which belonged to the royal and aristocratic families of Europe. In a departure from the earlier guidebook, which was organized by room, these entries are arranged by medium--wood paneling and furniture, chimneypieces and fireplace furnishings, textiles and leather, portraits, gilt bronze, porcelain, silver, and gold boxes. The new organization makes it easy to observe changes in style from the Baroque, through the Rococo, to the Neoclassical period, as well as changes in manners and dining customs during those years. The descriptions of the rooms and furnishings incorporate the results of the latest research and include quotations from contemporary diaries, travel guides, treatises, and correspondence. The lively commentary enhances our perception of" "the people who moved through the rooms, used the furniture, and took snuff from the precious boxes. Each room and every object is depicted in color photographs taken specially for this book. Many of them show details of the furnishings otherwise inaccessible to Museum visitors. There are also many comparative illustrations in color and in black and white." "The authors, Danielle Kisluk-Grosheide and Jeffrey Munger, are curators in the Metropolitan Museum's Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts. They oversaw the recent reinstallation of the Wrightsman Galleries"--BOOK JACKET.
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