The Wallace Collection - Couverture souple

Tobias Capwell; Stephen Duffy; David Edge, Jo Hedley, Suzanne Higgott, Helen Jacobsen,; Dame Rosalind Savill, Eleanor Tollfree, Christoph Vogtherr, Jeremy Warren

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1857599098 ISBN 13 : 9781857599091

Editeur : Scala, 2014

Synopsis

The Wallace Collection, a national museum in the heart of London, owns one of the finest collections of fine and decorative arts in the world. This splendid book provides a marvellous introduction to the museum's treasures and the fascinating history of its Founders, the first four Marquesses of Hertford and Sir Richard Wallace. Assembled entirely in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the Collection was bequeathed to the British nation by the widow of Sir Richard Wallace in 1897. Displayed at Hertford House, the Wallaces' former home, the museum presents its wonderful works of art in a sumptuous but approachable manner which is an essential part of its exceptional charm. For many people it is their favourite place in the capital.

The Collection is probably best known for its paintings by artists such as Titian, Rembrandt, Hals (The Laughing Cavalier) and Velázquez and for its outstanding collections of eighteenth-century French paintings, porcelain, furniture and gold boxes, probably the best to be found anywhere outside France. But visitors can also enjoy superb medieval and Renaissance objects, including Limoges enamels, maiolica, glass and bronzes, as well as the finest array of princely arms and armour in Britain, comprising both European and Oriental objects.

With commentaries on more than 400 works of art, all of them beautifully illustrated, this book highlights every aspect of this great museum's extraordinary riches, providing both an excellent overview of the Collection and an enduring reference to many key themes in European art.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scala
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1857599098
• ISBN 13: 9781857599091
• Reliure: Paperback
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible