European Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum

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Название:European Glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum

Издательство:J. Paul Getty Museum

Автор:Catherine Hess , Timothy Husband

Год: 1997

Количество страниц:272

Язык:English

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The Getty Museum’s collection of postclassical European glass represents a well-defined chapter within the history of the medium. These objects—which range in date from the late Middle Ages to the late seventeenth century—originated in important Italian, German, Bohemian, Netherlandish, Silesian, and Austrian centers of production.

The sixty-eight pieces presented in this catalogue include vessels made to resemble rock crystal or chalcedony; glass blown into unusually large or remarkably refined shapes; and glass decorated with ornament that is intricately applied, elegantly enameled, or gilded. Each object is described in detail, including provenance, bibliography, and relevant comparative examples.

An introductory essay traces the history of European glass from classical times to the present.

Table of Contents

Foreword

John Walsh

Map of Western Europe

Acknowledgments

Map of Central Europe

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: The Art of Glass

Chapter 1: Northern Domestic Glass of the Fifteenth through Seventeenth Century

Chapter 2: Murano Glass of the Late Fifteenth though the Early Seventeenth Century

Chapter 3: The Venetian Influence in Northern Glasshouses

Chapter 4: Central and Northern European Enameled and Engraved Glass

Glossary

Index

About the Authors

Catherine Hess is associate curator in the Department of Sculpture and Works of Art at the Getty Museum.

Timothy Husband is curator in the Department of Medieval Art and The Cloisters at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.