This publication is the only available English-language monograph to date on sixteenth-century sculptor Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (c. 1455-1528), who earned the nickname 'Antico' with his highly refined reductions of Greco-Roman antiquities. His bronzes - many of which were produced at the brilliant court of Isabella d'Este at Mantua - were remarkable for being meticulously cast and finely cleaned and finished, designed for close appreciation in the privacy of a courtly studio. His black patination and exquisite detailing ...
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This publication is the only available English-language monograph to date on sixteenth-century sculptor Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (c. 1455-1528), who earned the nickname 'Antico' with his highly refined reductions of Greco-Roman antiquities. His bronzes - many of which were produced at the brilliant court of Isabella d'Este at Mantua - were remarkable for being meticulously cast and finely cleaned and finished, designed for close appreciation in the privacy of a courtly studio. His black patination and exquisite detailing, such as gilded hair and silver-inlaid eyes, are characteristic. Given Antico's importance for the history of sculpture, this book is a much needed resource in the field, presenting new scientific research and the results of technical studies undertaken at the National Gallery of Art, Washington. A series of essays places Antico's life, work and technique in a contextual framework useful for understanding his body of work. In addition to providing an overview of the artist's career, the catalogue will address key topics from his workmanship and craft to his relationship with the court of Mantua. Eleonora Luciano, associate curator of sculpture at the National Gallery of Art, provides a biography of the artist; Claudia Kryza-Gersch, curator of Italian sculpture at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, discusses Antico as a pioneer of Renaissance sculpture; Stephen Campbell, professor and chair of the department of the history of art at John Hopkins University, writes about 'Antico and Humanism at the Court of Mantua'; Davide Gasparotto, curator at the Galleria Nazionale di Parma, considers Antico's portraiture; Denise Allen, curator at the Frick Collection, New York, writes about 'Materials, Workmanship and Meaning' in the artist's work. Two appendices present new scientific work: Dylan Smith and Shelley Sturman, both conservators at the National Gallery of Art, explore the technology of Antico's bronzes, and Richard Stone, conservator emeritus at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, examines Antico's patinas. Exhibition held at National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 190737227X. This book is in very good condition; no remainder marks. Appears to have been gently used with some shelf wear rubbing to jacket. Inside pages are clean.; National Gallery Of Art, Washington; 210 pages.
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Fine Condition in Fine Condition jacket. Book 209 pages with 163 illustrations 157 in color. Director's Foreword by Earl A. Powell III and Ian Wardropper. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC November 6, 2011-April 8, 2012 and The Frick Collection, New York NY May 1-July 29, 2012. Additional Essays by Stephen J. Campbell, Davide Gasparotto, Dylan Smtih, Richard E. Stone, and Shelley Sturman. Exhibition Checklist. Bibliography.
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Very good in Very good jacket. Jacket edges are worn. Back jacket has previous seller's price sticker. Spine is tight. Bottom edge of front cover is frayed. Cover edges are slightly worn. Inside is clean and unmarked.
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Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. Shelfwear. Bumped edges. Minor Exterior Wear. Pages clean. Binding tight. May contain pen markings and highlights. Good reading copy. Hardcover.
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VG. Dark brown cloth, silver dust jacket with color illustration. XIV, 210 pp. 56 large color plates, many with multiple views, and 59 figures, in color and B/W. In English. Issued in conjunction with several 2011-2012 exhibitions of sculpture by North Italian artist Pier Jacopo Bonacolsi, known as Antico (c. 1455-1528). With a variety of thematic and illustrated essays. Features more than 50 examples of his work. Includes bibliography. The only available English monograph about the sculptor.
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Fine/Fine; Inscribed to Edgar Munhall (first curator at The Frick) by author Denise Allen. Dark brown cloth, silver dust jacket with color illustration. XIV, 210 pp. 56 large color plates, many with multiple views, and 59 figures, in color and B/W. In English. Issued in conjunction with several 2011-2012 exhibitions of sculpture by North Italian artist Pier Jacopo Bonacolsi, known as Antico (c. 1455-1528). With a variety of thematic and illustrated essays. Features more than 50 examples of his work. Includes bibliography. The only available English monograph about the sculptor.