"The jewelled arts have been more highly developed in the Indian Subcontinent than anywhere else in the world, reaching their peak in the period of the Mughals. This full-colour presentation of its achievements, with over 300 photographs (the great majority illustrating objects never previously published), accompanies the major international exhibition of the same title."--BOOK JACKET.
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"The Arts of Collecting: Padre Sebastiano Resta and the Market for Drawings in Early Modern Europe examines the collection of art through an anthropological examination of exchange and the social roles of material culture. Focusing on the collector Sebastiano Resta, Genevieve Warwick brings to light a crucial chapter in the history of collecting, that of the migration of art objects out of Italy to northern Europe during the late seventeenth century. Her study pins the history of collecting to broader changes in European economic history and analyzes the epistemological frameworks for viewing that accompanied this transfer of artistic wealth. Warwick also demonstrates how early modern art collecting was shaped by the social mores of elite behavior, which equated the collector's possessive desires with the courtly ideals of the "arts of love"."--BOOK JACKET.
The members of the legendary Medici family amassed a fabulous hoard in the course of their long reign over Florence. This incredible assemblage of rings, statuettes, vases, brooches, and other objects, made of gold, silver, jade, alabaster, and other precious substances, was brought from Europe, Asia, China, and even the New World to beautify the persons and palaces of the Medici. Many European kings and princes had Schatzkammers or cabinets de curiosite that were a reflection of their power and the breadth of their interests. None, however, played such an important role in bringing together and sponsoring brilliant carvers of stone and crystal as well as sculptors, gold- and silversmiths as did the Medici for over two centuries. It seems scarcely conceivable that a single family - even one dominated by the preeminent bankers, princes, and artistic patrons of the day - could have gathered so many splendid treasures. These also included elaborate church reliquaries, priceless Greek and Roman cameos, as well as Renaissance bronzes, often imitations of ancient sculpture that reflect the Renaissance passion for antiquity. Here, for the first time, is a complete guide to these remarkable objets d'art. In this unique work, Anna Maria Massinelli and Filippo Tuena have assembled an inventory of the Medici treasures now held in such collections as the Museo degli Argenti, the Bargello, and the church of San Lorenzo in Florence and the Museo Nazionale in Naples. They have chosen the most dazzling and important pieces for reproduction in this richly illustrated volume. Published on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent - greatest of his line - The Treasures of the Medici is a catalog for an exhibition that could have taken place only were that dynasty still in power. The assistance of the Italian state has ensured that this is as near as possible a definitive record of an unparalleled inheritance: the only chance to see its entire range brought together. A superb demonstration of the pride and power of one of Europe's greatest families, this glittering treasure contains some of the finest craftsmanship of its time, commemorating an age of supreme artistic brilliance that holds immense appeal for everyone interested in the Renaissance and its unique masterpieces.
"The Mughal empire (1526-1857) has long been viewed as a wonderland of unimaginable treasure; it was in fact the mightiest Islamic empire in the history of India. In this comprehensive cultural history ... Annemarie Schimmel describes the political, military and economic rise of the Mughals, their system of rule, the incredible unfolding of their power and splendour, and their gradual collapse, finally supplanted by the British colonial empire in 1857. Beginning with a concise historical overview, she paints a detailed picture of life at court: of rank and status in this strictly hierarchical society; of the life of women; of the various religions, languages and literatures of the Mughal era; of the patronage of the arts by the rulers; and the remarkable accomplishments and techniques of artists at the Mughal court.... Building and landscape architecture, painting and literature, indeed, the entire court culture of the Mughals, all testify to an aesthetic sensibility within which they strove to harmonise all aspects of life."--
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Treasury of the world by Manuel Keene with Salam Kaoukji | Literally Just Books
