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The Decorative Arts - Volume 1: Sculptures, enamels, maiolicas and tapestries (Hardcover)
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The Decorative Arts - Volume 1: Sculptures, enamels, maiolicas and tapestries (Hardcover)
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Aesthetic seduction, superb workmanship, and historical interest
are the three central themes in the collection of Fondation Gandur
pour l'Art (Geneva), created in 2010 and still expanding. The aim
of this first volume is to catalogue the works in the collection,
whose decorative aspects are every bit as important as their
narrative content. The works are for the most part sculptures -
statuettes and ornamental reliefs - although two-dimensional
decorations depicting figurative scenes associated with classical
antiquity or Christianity are no less important. The periods
represented by the sculptural works discussed in this book reflect
the scope of the whole collection, which ranges from the 12th to
the 18th century. And since the goal of the collection is to
document centuries of cultural exchange between France and
neighbouring countries, all the works included in the book come
from these latter regions. The hybrid styles are closely linked,
and this is an aspect of considerable importance, as is the
originality certain pieces display and, last but not least, their
aesthetic quality. The book is arranged by topic, which brings out
the great originality and extraordinary richness of the collection,
as well as the extremely varied nature of the subjects, narrative
episodes, and figures portrayed. More specifically, the topics are
divided into five sections: ancient gods and heroes; biblical and
allegorical figures; scenes from the life of the Virgin; episodes
from the life of Christ; and saints and intercessors. Each work has
its own entry that describes the historical and geographical
context in which it was made, analyses its iconographic content,
and includes a bibliography and a list of the exhibitions where the
work was exhibited.
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