The Silver Caesars: a Renaissance mystery : the Metropolitan Museum of Art symposia

The twelve silver-gilt cups known as the Aldobrandini Tazze - magnificent examples of 16th-century European goldsmithing in size, design, and quality of execution - feature figures and scenes from Roman historian Suetonius's classic work The Twelve Caesars, all rendered in minute, intricate rel...

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Other Authors: Siemon, Julia (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York The Metropolitan Museum of Art [2017]
Series:The Metropolitan Museum of Art symposia
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Summary:The twelve silver-gilt cups known as the Aldobrandini Tazze - magnificent examples of 16th-century European goldsmithing in size, design, and quality of execution - feature figures and scenes from Roman historian Suetonius's classic work The Twelve Caesars, all rendered in minute, intricate relief. Dispersed in the 1860s, the tazze were reunited in 2014 for the first time since the 19th century, each piece newly photographed to highlight the dazzling detail and show the works as they were originally made. The accompanying essays, written by a team of scholars from around the world, explore the persistent questions that swirl around these unique silver dishes, including where, when, and for whom they were originally made, what they were used for, and why the set was separated and scattered.
Item Description:The essays in this volume were inspired by of a symposium held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, on June 18 and 19, 2014. An exhibition of the same title was held at the Metropolitan Museum from December 12, 2017 through March 11, 2018, and at Waddesdon Manor, Buckinghamshire, from April 18 through July 21, 2018. - Rezensiert in: Apollo 187 (2018), No. 663, S. 94-95 (David Adshead)
Physical Description:xv, 218 Seiten Illustrationen 26 cm
ISBN:9781588396396

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