Contemporary Jewellery: The Padua School

by Graziella Folchini Grassetto

The Padua School originated from the Istituto Pietro Selvatico in Padua. The distinctive features of this jewelry are the use of gold reminiscent of the goldsmith's art in antiquity and a modern and abstract formal expression within the group. Mario Pinton, who brought the goldsmith movement international recognition and acclaim in the 1950s and '60s, is credited with founding the experimental goldsmith movement in Padua. Francesco Pavan has enlarged...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3897902028
• ISBN13: 9783897902022
• Release Date: March 2005
• Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 9.3" x 10.8"