Paris 1650-1900: Decorative Arts in the Rijksmuseum - Hardcover

Baarsen, Reinier J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300191294 ISBN 13: 9780300191295

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2013

Synopsis

From 1650 to 1900 Paris was the undisputed center of fashion and taste in Europe. Home to a unique concentration of artists, designers, patrons, critics, and a keen buying public, Paris was the city where trends were made and where novel types of objects, devised for new ways of life, were invented. This book traces the wonderful story of Parisian decorative arts from the reign of Louis XIV to the triumph of art nouveau, through a selection of 150 breathtaking, and often little-known, masterpieces from the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It features an exhilarating mixture of furniture, gilt bronze, tapestries, silver, watches, snuff-boxes, jewellery, Sèvres porcelain, and other ceramics, as well as some design drawings and engravings. Specially taken photographs reveal the daring design and beautiful execution of the work of some of the greatest artists and craftsmen of their time. Reinier Baarsen discusses the history and significance of each object, presenting the findings of much new research.

About this title

Book Description:

A magnificent, unprecedented survey of one of the world’s finest collections of French decorative art, presenting luxurious items documented with stunning photography and the very best scholarship.

About the Author:

Reinier Baarsen is senior curator of furniture at the Rijksmuseum. He has published widely on the Rijksmuseum's collections.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0300191294
• ISBN 13: 9780300191295
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 608