Italian Ceramics Catalogue of the J. Paul Getty Museum Collections |
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| Author:
| Hess, Catherine |
| ISBN: | 978-0-89236-690-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | Contact Supplier contact
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Book Description:
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This book catalogues the Getty Museum's fine collection of forty-five Italian ceramic objects spanning four hundred years, including a pair of eighteenth-century candlesticks representing mythological scenes, a tabletop with hunting scenes, and, from the 1790s, the beautifully modeled and painted Saint Joseph with the Christ Child. Containing the most recent scientific, historical, and iconographic information about the Museum's holdings, Italian Ceramics offers a wealth of new...
More DescriptionThis book catalogues the Getty Museum's fine collection of forty-five Italian ceramic objects spanning four hundred years, including a pair of eighteenth-century candlesticks representing mythological scenes, a tabletop with hunting scenes, and, from the 1790s, the beautifully modeled and painted Saint Joseph with the Christ Child. Containing the most recent scientific, historical, and iconographic information about the Museum's holdings, Italian Ceramics offers a wealth of new information about the Getty Museum's superb collection of Italian ceramic art.