Habsburg Treasures: At the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna - Rilegato

Haag, Sabine; Kirchweger, Franz

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0865652988 ISBN 13: 9780865652989

Casa editrice: Vendome Pr, 2013

Ten years after the tragic theft of Benvenuto Cellini’s masterpiece, a gold and enamel saltcellar, Vienna’s Kunstkammer (Art Room) at the Kunsthistorisches Museum has reopened. Completely renovated, the gallery is once again showcasing the Habsburg dynasty’s exceptional collection of art and wonders. Here is a trove of sculptures and bronzes by such giants as Donatello and Giambologna, the world’s greatest collection of Baroque carved-ivory figures, and glorious Baroque silver goblets and vessels, as well as magically endowed natural wonders, such as ostrich eggs mounted in jewels, gold, and silver gilt. Pride of place is held by the Cellini saltcellar, which was found nearly 3 years after its disappearance in the woods 55 miles north of Vienna, as were the thieves. It had been buried underground and survived in perfect condition. With text by the museum’s director, Sabine Haag, and the curator of the Kunstkammer, Franz Kirchweger, alongside specially commissioned photography, this book celebrates a marvelous collection, at last reunited.

L'autore:

Sabine Haag is the director of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Franz Kirchweger is the curator of the Kunstkammer.

Product Description:

Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. Physical description; 303 p.: col. ill.; 31 cm. Notes; Translation of: Kunstkammer: die Schätze der Habsburger. -- Wien: Brandstätter Verlag, 2012. Includes bibliography (p. 300-302) and index. Subjects; Habsburg, House of - Art collections - Catalogs. Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien. Kunstkammer - Catalogs. Art objects - Austria - Vienna - Catalogs.