William and Henry Walters, the Reticent Collectors |
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Author:
| Johnston, William R. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8018-6040-9 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1999 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $52.00 |
Book Description:
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In the mid-nineteenth century, Baltimore businessman William Thompson Walters began to patronize the artists of Maryland. Today, the museum that bears his name-Baltimore's Walters Art Gallery-excels in fields as diverse as Egyptian bronzes, Byzantine silver, illuminated manuscripts, medieval carved ivories, early Renaissance paintings, Sèvres ......
In the mid-nineteenth century, Baltimore businessman William Thompson Walters began to patronize the artists of Maryland. Today, the museum that bears his name-Baltimore's Walters Art Gallery-excels in fields as diverse as Egyptian bronzes, Byzantine silver, illuminated manuscripts, medieval carved ivories, early Renaissance paintings, Sèvres ......