Italian cabinets and tables decorated with inlaid semi-precious stones known as ‘pietre dure’ were a ‘must-have’ for English milords returning from their Grand Tours. The finest example is perhaps the Sixtus V cabinet at Stourhead, in Wiltshire, which has just been written up in a thorough,...
Continue reading ...Giorgione is notorious for his elusiveness in the written records of his day. We have not even known his surname. But a remarkable recent discovery has opened a small window onto his private life. Thanks to the rich holdings of Venice’s Archivio di Stato (state archive), and the alertness of the h...
Continue reading ...From the weekly shopping list to the Ten Commandments, our lives are shaped by lists. Whether dashed off as a quick reminder, or carefully constructed as an inventory, this humble form of documentation provides insight into its maker's personal habits and decision-making processes. This is especiall...
Continue reading ...Questa pubblicazione, la terza di una collana specificatamente dedicata al collezionismo artistico a Venezia in età moderna, prende in esame il Settecento, il secolo definito della "gloria" di Venezia, particolarmente ricco e articolato per l'evoluzione del gusto e degli orientamenti del fenomeno, ...
Continue reading ...The Montias database, compiled by late Yale University Professor John Michael Montias, contains information from 1,280 inventories of goods (paintings, prints, sculpture, furniture, etc.) owned by people living in 17th century Amsterdam. Drawn from the Gemeentearchief (now known as the Stadsarchief,...
Continue reading ...Das Gesamtverzeichnis der 1937/38 in deutschen Museen beschlagnahmten Werke "entarteter Kunst" wird ab April 2010 kontinuierlich komplexweise nach nochmaliger Überprüfung der Einträge ins Netz gestellt. Es kann nur nach Künstlern und Werken befragt werden, soweit sie bereits für das Netz freige...
Continue reading ...Musée national des Châteaux de Malmaison et Boix-Préau, Rueil-Malmaison, FRANCE 14 November 2009-8 March 2010 The idea for this exhibition came from the inventory drawn up after the death of the Empress Josephine which listed the contents of the cellar at Malmaison - over thirteen thousand bo...
Continue reading ...The Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture, in collaboration with the New York Historical Society, New York, NY, USA 18 September 2009-3 January 2010 Timed to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's sail into the New York bay, The World of Ma...
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