Looking at European Sculpture: A Guide to Technical Terms - Brossura

Bassett, Jane; Fogelman, Peggy; J. Paul Getty Museum; Victoria And Albert Museum

Brossura

ISBN 10: 089236291X ISBN 13: 9780892362912

Casa editrice: J Paul Getty Museum Pubns, 1997

Riassunto

This newest addition to the Museum's popular Looking At series provides definitions of the technical terms most often encountered by museum-goers and student of post-antique European sculpture. The book enhances the appreciation of the art form by explaining the methods used in creating sculpture and the terms used by scholars to describe it.

Featured are clear, concise explanations to questions such as: What is a socle? What are the steps in bronze casting? What iscontrapposto? Written for the non-specialist and lavishly illustrated with objects from the Getty Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, this book is invaluable to anyone who wants to learn more about the art of sculpture.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Peggy Fogelman is Associate Curator of Sculpture in the J. Paul Getty Museum's Department of Sculpture and Works of Art.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: J Paul Getty Museum Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 089236291X
• ISBN 13: 9780892362912
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 103
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile