百年国家艺术藏品 Saved
2003-1
北京科文图书业信息技术有限公司
Richard，Bailey 等著
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The National Art Collections Fund (Art Fund)has helped to secure half a million works of artfor public collections across the United Kingdom,including some of the world's best-loved master-pieces. Published to accompany the Art Fundcentenary exhibition at the Hayward Gallery,London, this beautiful book presents an overviewof national collecting, fashion and taste over thepast century. Spanning 4,000 years of history, itis a magnificent treasure trove of art of every kind.Sculptures, paintings, drawings, photographs,ceramics, metalwork, furniture, rchaeologicalobjects and ethnographic material are juxtaposedin this rich survey of the achievements of the ArtFund over its first hundred years. Fully illustrated and interwoven with the dramaticand intriguing stories behind the acquisitions, the book includes essays by some of the leading expertsin the world of art. They unearth the Art Fund'sextraordinary and continuing contribution to makinggreat art accessible to everyone and raise vitalquestions about the future of museum collecting. In-depth case studies and illustrated entries describeworks ranging from famous paintings such asBotticelli's Virgin Adoring the Sleeping Christ Child,VelAzquez's "Rokeby Venus" and Picasso's WeepingWoman to contemporary art including Anish Kapoor'sTurning the World Inside Out and Rachel Whiteread'sUntitled (History). Other spectacular featured worksinclude Michelangelo's study for the Creation ofAdam in the Sistine Chapel, precious jewels recov-ered by divers from the wreck of the Spanish Armadaship the Girona, the celebrated Luttrell Psalter andCanova's Three Graces.
JPMorgan Foreword Waiter GubertPreface Susan Ferleger Brades, David BarrieIntroduction: How the National Art Collections Fund Works Brian AllenRebels and Connoisseurs Juliet GardinerThe Ones That Got Away Philip ConisbeeA Century's Achievement: Celebrating "the greatest collectors of all" Richard VerdiThe Future of Collecting Martin BaileyBiographiesChronologyCatalogue Richard VerdiCase Studies:Diego Velazquez, The Toilet of Venus ('The Rokeby Venus') Lynda NeadHans Holbein, Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan Flaminia Gennari SantoriAuguste Rodin, The Burghers of Calais James HallThe Girona Treasure Robert StnuitXie Chufang, Fascination of Nature Roderick WhitfieldThe Free Admission Campaign Polly ToynbeeLenders to the ExhibitionCredits and AcknowledgementsIndex
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