A Renaissance treasury : the Flagg collection of European decorative arts and sculpture / Laurie Winters, in collaboration with Joseph R. Bliss ; essays by Charles Avery, Russell Bowman ; entries by Joseph R. Bliss [and others].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Hudson Hills Press in association with Milwaukee Art Museum, [1999]Copyright date: ©1999Edition: 1st editionDescription: 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 29 cmContent type:
  • still image
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1555951740
  • 9781555951740
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Contents:
Preface / Russell Bowman -- Acknowledgments / Laurie Winters -- Map of Western Europe -- Introduction / Laurie Winters -- Map of Central Europe -- A Passion for Collecting: Richard and Erna Flagg / Russell Bowman -- American Collectors of Early European Decorative Arts / Charles Avery -- Catalogue. Clocks and Scientific Instruments. Vessels, Tankards, and Tablewares. Boxes, Locks, and Keys. Objects of Devotion. Sculpture. Furniture -- Additional Works in the Flagg Collection.
Review: "The Richard and Erna Flagg collection, formed over six decades and given and loaned to the Milwaukee Art Museum in 1991, is one of the most important single donations of earlier European decorative arts to an American museum. It includes unique and historically significant objects that provide insight into the culture, religion, and history of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Although enormously varied in style and country of origin, these works are united in their emphasis on virtuoso displays of craftsmanship, technical innovation, intricate artistry, and precious materials." "A Renaissance Treasury catalogues 112 objects in all; of these, 77 are reproduced, mostly in color, with authoritative commentary on their formal, social, and religious significance."--BOOK JACKET.
Holdings
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Books Books Jost Bürgi Library Reading Room N6370 .W52 1999 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31560000072740

This publication is issued in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Ala., Apr. 17-Jun. 14, 1999 and at five other locations from Aug. 1, 1998-Jan. 2, 2000.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-172) and index.

Preface / Russell Bowman -- Acknowledgments / Laurie Winters -- Map of Western Europe -- Introduction / Laurie Winters -- Map of Central Europe -- A Passion for Collecting: Richard and Erna Flagg / Russell Bowman -- American Collectors of Early European Decorative Arts / Charles Avery -- Catalogue. Clocks and Scientific Instruments. Vessels, Tankards, and Tablewares. Boxes, Locks, and Keys. Objects of Devotion. Sculpture. Furniture -- Additional Works in the Flagg Collection.

"The Richard and Erna Flagg collection, formed over six decades and given and loaned to the Milwaukee Art Museum in 1991, is one of the most important single donations of earlier European decorative arts to an American museum. It includes unique and historically significant objects that provide insight into the culture, religion, and history of the Renaissance and Baroque periods. Although enormously varied in style and country of origin, these works are united in their emphasis on virtuoso displays of craftsmanship, technical innovation, intricate artistry, and precious materials." "A Renaissance Treasury catalogues 112 objects in all; of these, 77 are reproduced, mostly in color, with authoritative commentary on their formal, social, and religious significance."--BOOK JACKET.

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