The portrait medal was one of the key sculptural forms of the Renaissance, a manifesto for the humanist cult of personal fame and a vehicle for some of the finest artists of the age. Yet this most subtle and delicate variety of relief sculpture has chiefly been the province of collectors and connoisseurs, viewed as an intriguing branch of numismatics, rather than an art form in its own right. This study explores the great formative period of the portrait medal, and accompanies an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, ...
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The portrait medal was one of the key sculptural forms of the Renaissance, a manifesto for the humanist cult of personal fame and a vehicle for some of the finest artists of the age. Yet this most subtle and delicate variety of relief sculpture has chiefly been the province of collectors and connoisseurs, viewed as an intriguing branch of numismatics, rather than an art form in its own right. This study explores the great formative period of the portrait medal, and accompanies an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, and the Frick Collection, New York. It combines the expertise of 31 specialists with examples drawn from the finest collections in the world, both public and private. The medallions depict in detail the faces and figures of the famous - Lorenzo de'Medici, Savonarola, Michelangelo, Erasmus, Dilrer, the monarchs of Europe - as well as those whose names live on purely through the splendour of the medals they commissioned. Over 170 specimens, dating from the 15th to the 17th centuries, are discussed and illustrated, assembling many of the most striking Renaissance portraits ever carved or cast, often in combination with allegories and scenes, or to commemorate particular events.
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Book. Quarto; G Paperback; Black spine with White text; Covers have some edgewear, some shelfwear, bending to corners of both covers; Textblock has writing in pencil on many pages, ink transfer on pages opposite images; 424 pp Oversized order. Additional shipping and handling may be necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy international shipping unavailable due to size/weight restriction(s). 1332436. FP New Rockville Stock.
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VG-(edge-wear, scuffs & scratches to wraps. spine spongy; textblock & pgs intact. pgs edge-toned; appear clean. slight separation at edges of covers from textblock; glue beginning to age & crack. closing section of pgs have a crimp/crease to edges) Black glossy wraps with gold image and white lettering, 424 pp, well over 170 bw and color images, typically showing both sides of the medallions. Companion catalog to an exhibition jointly sponsored by the Frick Collection and the National Gallery of Art and held in New York and Washington, DC. From the foreword: Discussed and illustrated within this volume are more than 170 highly exceptional medals covering a 200-year period from about 1400 to 1600. Special attention is called both to the splendid artistry they exhibit in themselves and to the development of the medallic art wherever it flourished in Europe: Italy, France, Germany, England, and the Low Countries. A substantial book.
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Near Fine in Very Good jacket. Thames and Hudson, 1994. Tight and unmarked in full cloth binding. Jacket slightly shelf rubbed. 424pp. Illustrations throughout, over 170 magnificent specimens. Large book: NO international or priority orders. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to-over 9"-12" Tall.
