Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture from the Victoria and Albert Museum - Couverture souple

Williamson, Paul

 
9780883971567: Object of Devotion: Medieval English Alabaster Sculpture from the Victoria and Albert Museum
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ISBN 10 : 0883971569 ISBN 13 : 9780883971567
Editeur : Art Services International,U.S., 2011

Synopsis

Object of Devotion explores the production, meaning, and context of the V&A's superb collection of medieval English alabaster sculpture.\n\nDuring the later Middle Ages, England had a thriving art industry that produced religious alabaster sculptures in large numbers and exported them to virtually every country in Europe. Despite the success and scale of this industry, however, English alabasters have remained a neglected art form. Alabaster is a remarkable and attractive material for a sculptor to work with. It is a fine-grained, rare form of gypsum, superficially resembling marble, but with a softer, deeper translucent glow and a creamy, yellow-ochre finish. Because the material was soft and easy to carve, and was found in large quantities beneath the soil of the English Midlands, medieval English sculptors worked this mineral resource extensively from the late fourteenth century until the Reformation in the 1530s, creating lively, spirited reliefs for altarpieces and devotional figures. \n\nObject of Devotion examines the creation and use of medieval alabaster sculpture in England and throughout Europe and its lasting influence on the art historical canon. This book will appeal to museum audiences, art lovers, scholars, and researchers interested in medieval art and culture.

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Object of Devotion explores the production, meaning, and context of the V&A's superb collection of medieval English alabaster sculpture.\n\nDuring the later Middle Ages, England had a thriving art industry that produced religious alabaster sculptures in large numbers and exported them to virtually every country in Europe. Despite the success and scale of this industry, however, English alabasters have remained a neglected art form. Alabaster is a remarkable and attractive material for a sculptor to work with. It is a fine-grained, rare form of gypsum, superficially resembling marble, but with a softer, deeper translucent glow and a creamy, yellow-ochre finish. Because the material was soft and easy to carve, and was found in large quantities beneath the soil of the English Midlands, medieval English sculptors worked this mineral resource extensively from the late fourteenth century until the Reformation in the 1530s, creating lively, spirited reliefs for altarpieces and devotional figures. \n\nObject of Devotion examines the creation and use of medieval alabaster sculpture in England and throughout Europe and its lasting influence on the art historical canon. This book will appeal to museum audiences, art lovers, scholars, and researchers interested in medieval art and culture.

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Éditeur
Art Services International,U.S.
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0883971569
ISBN 13 
9780883971567
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
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