Collecting Sculpture in Early Modern Europe

by Nicholas Penny

Among the precursors of today's public museums, perhaps the most important are collections of sculpture formed in the early modern era by royal families, aristocratic amateurs, and artists. In this, the first book to survey the practice of collecting sculpture from late medieval times to the 19th century, twenty renowned scholars explore the collections of eminent artists and great princes throughout Europe. The case studies examine acquisition...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300121601
• ISBN13: 9780300121605
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Ngw-Stud Hist Art
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 6.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 9.4" x 11.2"