Hardcover
2001 · Philadelphia, PA
by Watson, Wendy M.
Philadelphia, PA: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2001. Hardcover. VG/VG. May have slight age overall, or minor general shelf wear to dj.. Royal blue cloth, gilt letters on spine; yellow & color illus. dust jacket. 224 pp. 112 color plates, 55 BW illus., map. Issued in conjunction with a 2001-2002 exhibition that brings these items together for the first time with related pieces. "More than ninety objects, painted in vibrant colors that have survived half a millennium with undiminished brilliance, are reproduced in color and in black and white. Together they represent the various shapes, ornamentation, ambitious compositions, and complex narratives characteristic of a distinguished selection of ceramics from Renaissance Italy." (dj) With an essay by Dean Walker. The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 92 items. Includes a selected bibliography and much more.
(Inventory #: 132171000001)