Treasures of the Medici:

The members of the legendary Medici family amassed a fabulous hoard in the course of their long reign over Florence. This incredible assemblage of rings, statuettes, vases, brooches, and other objects, made of gold, silver, jade, alabaster, and other precious substances, was brought from Europe, Asi...

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Hauptverfasser: Massinelli, Anna Maria (VerfasserIn), Tuena, Filippo 1953- (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Dagli Orti, Alfredo (FotografIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York, NY Vendome Press 1992
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Zusammenfassung:The members of the legendary Medici family amassed a fabulous hoard in the course of their long reign over Florence. This incredible assemblage of rings, statuettes, vases, brooches, and other objects, made of gold, silver, jade, alabaster, and other precious substances, was brought from Europe, Asia, China, and even the New World to beautify the persons and palaces of the Medici. Many European kings and princes had Schatzkammers or cabinets de curiosite that were a reflection of their power and the breadth of their interests. None, however, played such an important role in bringing together and sponsoring brilliant carvers of stone and crystal as well as sculptors, gold- and silversmiths as did the Medici for over two centuries. It seems scarcely conceivable that a single family - even one dominated by the preeminent bankers, princes, and artistic patrons of the day - could have gathered so many splendid treasures
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-235) and index
Preface / K. Aschengreen Piacenti -- A collection and its history / A. M. Massinelli -- Portraits of the Medici: Rulers for three centuries -- The first Medici: humanist collecting / F. Tuena -- Cosimo I and his sons: the treasures of the grand dukes / A. M. Massinelli -- Cosimo II and Ferdinando II: the taste of the 17th century / A. M. Massinelli -- Cosimo III and Gian Gastone: the end of the dynasty / F. Tuena
Beschreibung:239 S. Ill. 30 cm

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