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French Furniture and Gilt Bronzes
. Wilson
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Description for French Furniture and Gilt Bronzes
Hardcover. The collection of French decorative arts in the J Paul Getty Museum contains more than 400 pieces, most of them dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This volume brings together forty-four objects from the Baroque a Regence periods - corresponding to the reign of Louis XIV and the years immediately following his death in 1715. Num Pages: 464 pages, 105 full-colour & 432 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; ACQB; WFL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 312 x 37. Weight in Grams: 2552.
The exceptional collection of French decorative arts in the J. Paul Getty Museum contains more than 400 pieces, most of them dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This exquisitely illustrated volume brings together forty-four objects from the Baroque a Regence periods - roughly corresponding to the reign of Louis XIV and the years immediately following his death in 1715. The selection includes richly veneered cabinets, commodes, and desks; carved tables and chairs; and gilt-bronze light fixtures and firedogs that exemplify the superior craftsmanship and elaborate design characteristic of the Baroque style.Each object is described and analysed in terms of ... Read more
The exceptional collection of French decorative arts in the J. Paul Getty Museum contains more than 400 pieces, most of them dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. This exquisitely illustrated volume brings together forty-four objects from the Baroque a Regence periods - roughly corresponding to the reign of Louis XIV and the years immediately following his death in 1715. The selection includes richly veneered cabinets, commodes, and desks; carved tables and chairs; and gilt-bronze light fixtures and firedogs that exemplify the superior craftsmanship and elaborate design characteristic of the Baroque style.Each object is described and analysed in terms of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9780892368747
SKU
V9780892368747
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About . Wilson
Gillian Wilson is curator emerita in the Department of Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the J. Paul Getty Museum, and Charissa Bremer-David and Jeffrey Weaver are associate curator and assistant curator, respectively, in the same department. Brian Considine is conservator in the Department of Decorative Arts and Sculpture at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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