Brittle Beauty: Reflections on 18th Century European Porcelain 9781912168293

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Автор: Andreina D`Agliano, Claudia Lehner-Jobst, Errol Manners, Rosalind Savill, Selma Schwartz
Название: Brittle Beauty: Reflections on 18th Century European Porcelain
ISBN: 9781912168293
Издательство: Marston Book Services
Классификация:

Художественные и оформительские стили: Барокко

Антиквариат и предметы коллекционирования: керамика и стекло

ISBN-10: 1912168294
Обложка/Формат: Hardback
Страницы: 240
Вес: 0.10 кг.
Дата издания: 01.05.2023
Язык: English
Размер: 254 x 288 x 49
Читательская аудитория: Professional & vocational
Ключевые слова: Art & design styles: Baroque,Ceramics: artworks
Подзаголовок: Reflections on 18th century european porcelain
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Поставляется из: Англии
Описание: Brittle Beauty presents a superlative private collection of European porcelain – radical, rare and in many cases unique pieces assembled over thirty years. Lavishly illustrated and insightfully researched, the book showcases eighty vessels and sculptures, and includes accounts of their patrons and former owners, many as eccentric as the works themselves. One striking attribute of porcelain is its reflective glaze. Mirror-like in a wider sense, Brittle Beauty: Reflections on 18th Century European Porcelain examines the context in which this porcelain was created – including cultural, political, topographical and ceremonial aspects. It also looks at related materials such as silver, textiles and glass. The 18th century was the golden age of porcelain in Europe, which had previously been dependent on precious imports from the Far East. The discovery of the formula for hard-paste porcelain in Dresden in 1709 inspired the establishment of manufactories throughout the Continent. However, its popularity was not purely commercial: porcelain – with its meld of art and science, beauty and intellect, East and West – became a symbol of Enlightenment culture for every princely court. Oriental motifs and European forms were synthesised with deceptive subtlety; later, creations of pure fantasy emerged, often based on travellers’ accounts of exotic lands. Familiar Occidental themes such as nature, hunting or archaeology were paralleled by ironic narratives of love and vanity. Porcelain, with its fragile allure, is uniquely expressive of the human comedy, yet its destiny has often been brutal and tragic. This book features essays from several eminent scholars. It also showcases a wealth of stunning imagery from Sylvain Deleu, who expertly photographed the pieces, many for the first time.

Brittle Beauty: Reflections on 18th Century European Porcelain, Andreina D`Agliano, Claudia Lehner-Jobst, Errol Manners, Rosalind Savill, Selma Schwartz