Revolutionary Paris and the Market for Netherlandish Art

Revolutionary Paris and the Market for Netherlandish Art
Author: Darius A. Spieth
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 535
Release: 2017-11-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9004276750

Seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish paintings were aesthetic, intellectual, and economic touchstones in the Parisian art world of the Revolutionary era, but their importance within this framework, while frequently acknowledged, never attracted much subsequent attention. Darius A. Spieth’s inquiry into Revolutionary Paris and the Market for Netherlandish Art reveals the dominance of “Golden Age” pictures in the artistic discourse and sales transactions before, during, and after the French Revolution. A broadly based statistical investigation, undertaken as part of this study, shows that the upheaval reduced prices for Netherlandish paintings by about 55% compared to the Old Regime, and that it took until after the July Revolution of 1830 for art prices to return where they stood before 1789.

Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890

Antique Dealing and Creative Reuse in Cairo and Damascus 1850-1890
Author: Mercedes Volait
Publisher: Leiden Studies in Islam and So
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2021
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9789004449879

Early shows and sales of Islamic antiques in Paris -- Expanding trades in late Ottoman Cairo and Damascus -- Conflicted commodification in Cairo -- Fashioning immersive displays in Egypt and beyond -- Guise and disguise before and during the Tanzimat.

European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum

European Clocks in the J. Paul Getty Museum
Author: Gillian Wilson
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2013-08-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0892362545

Among the finest examples of European craftsmanship are the clocks produced for the luxury trade in the eighteenth century. The J. Paul Getty Museum is fortunate to have in its decorative arts collection twenty clocks dating from around 1680 to 1798: eighteen produced in France and two in Germany. They demonstrate the extraordinary workmanship that went into both the design and execution of the cases and the intricate movements by which the clocks operated. In this handsome volume, each clock is pictured and discussed in detail, and each movement diagrammed and described. In addition, biographies of the clockmakers and enamelers are included, as are indexes of the names of the makers, previous owners, and locations.

The Purchase of the Past

The Purchase of the Past
Author: Tom Stammers
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2020-06-25
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1108478840

Offers a broad and vivid overview of the culture of collecting in France over the long nineteenth-century.

Vincennes and Sèvres Porcelain

Vincennes and Sèvres Porcelain
Author: Adrian Sassoon
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 221
Release: 1992-03-12
Genre: Decorative arts
ISBN: 0892361735

This volume documents the Getty Museum's important holdings of Vincennes and Sèvres porcelain. Entries are arranged in chronological order and include descriptions, commentary, and a complete bibliography and exhibition list. Every object is illustrated in color and all incised and painted marks are reproduced. The volume also includes an index of painters, gilders, and previous owners.

Extravagant Inventions

Extravagant Inventions
Author: Wolfram Koeppe
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2012
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1588394743

Catalogue published in conjunction with the exhibition "Extravagant Inventions: the Princely Furniture of the Roentgens" on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from October 30, 2102, through January 27, 2013.