A Golden Age of European Art: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Marking the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, this commemorative book presents masterpieces from the foundation’s collection. The works span more than 400 years, from the 16th through the early 20th century, and feature a range of media including paintings, prints, and printed books. After a comprehensive introduction to the foundation and its collection, essays by eight scholars present new scholarship on key works. The featured objects include an image of the Madonna and Child by the Florentine painter Giuliano Bugiardini; Richard Wilson’s iconic 18th-century composition The White Monk; printed materials in Venice that bridged Jewish and Christian cultures; and portraits by Paolo Veronese, Simon Vouet, and others. With more than 200 illustrations, this beautiful publication is a rich survey as well as a timely celebration of this exceptional collection.


Distributed for the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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A Golden Age of European Art: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Marking the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, this commemorative book presents masterpieces from the foundation’s collection. The works span more than 400 years, from the 16th through the early 20th century, and feature a range of media including paintings, prints, and printed books. After a comprehensive introduction to the foundation and its collection, essays by eight scholars present new scholarship on key works. The featured objects include an image of the Madonna and Child by the Florentine painter Giuliano Bugiardini; Richard Wilson’s iconic 18th-century composition The White Monk; printed materials in Venice that bridged Jewish and Christian cultures; and portraits by Paolo Veronese, Simon Vouet, and others. With more than 200 illustrations, this beautiful publication is a rich survey as well as a timely celebration of this exceptional collection.


Distributed for the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
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A Golden Age of European Art: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

A Golden Age of European Art: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

A Golden Age of European Art: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

A Golden Age of European Art: Celebrating Fifty Years of the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation

Overview

Marking the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, this commemorative book presents masterpieces from the foundation’s collection. The works span more than 400 years, from the 16th through the early 20th century, and feature a range of media including paintings, prints, and printed books. After a comprehensive introduction to the foundation and its collection, essays by eight scholars present new scholarship on key works. The featured objects include an image of the Madonna and Child by the Florentine painter Giuliano Bugiardini; Richard Wilson’s iconic 18th-century composition The White Monk; printed materials in Venice that bridged Jewish and Christian cultures; and portraits by Paolo Veronese, Simon Vouet, and others. With more than 200 illustrations, this beautiful publication is a rich survey as well as a timely celebration of this exceptional collection.


Distributed for the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780300207811
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 11/29/2016
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 10.00(w) x 12.60(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Melina Kervandjian is an art historian and editor.
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