Devotion & Splendor: Medieval Art At The Art Institue of Chicago - Couverture souple

Nielsen, Christina

 
9780295984582: Devotion & Splendor: Medieval Art At The Art Institue of Chicago

Synopsis

This striking publication features important works of medieval art ranging from the early Christian era to the later Middle Ages, from both Western Europe and Byzantium. An introductory essay by Christina Nielsen focuses on the Art Institute's history of notable medieval acquisitions, including items from the famous Guelph Treasure, which captivated American audiences in the 1930s. Written by a team of Art Institute curators, the catalogue section combines full-colour reproductions and short entries on diverse works including drawings, glassware, carved ivories, illuminated manuscripts, metalwork, paintings, prints, sculpture, and textiles. Among the many highlights are a twelfth-century silver reliquary casket from Spain depicting the martyrdom of Saint Adrian; an early-thirteenth-century head of an apostle from the cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris; a fourteenth-century panel painting of the Crucifixion attributed to Lorenzo Monaco; Jacques de Baerze's Corpus of Christ, commissioned by the Duke of Burgundy in 1390; and an embroidered retable and altar frontal produced in 1468 for the Cathedral of Burgo de Osma in Spain.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780300114812: Devotion & Splendor: Medieval Art at the Art Institute of Chicago

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0300114818 ISBN 13 :  9780300114812
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2004
Couverture souple