Masterpieces Western European Art From The Hermitage Of The 15Th-20Th Centuries: Leningrad
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Few institutions on earth hold the artistic treasures that the State Hermitage Museum in Leningrad commands, and this remarkable exhibition catalogue brings that legacy to the Australian public in stunning scholarly detail. Published to accompany a landmark 1988 touring exhibition — first shown at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 10 March to 3 May, then at the National Gallery of Victoria from 13 May to 3 July — the volume presents a curated selection of Western European masterworks spanning five centuries of artistic achievement, from the Renaissance grandeur of the 15th century through to the bold innovations of the 20th. Organised jointly by the State Hermitage, Leningrad, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and managed by the International Cultural Corporation of Australia Limited, this catalogue stands as a significant cultural document of Cold War-era artistic exchange. It chronicles painting, drawing, and decorative arts traditions across the breadth of European history, illustrating the Hermitage's unparalleled holdings with the authority of world-class scholarship. For collectors, art historians, and lovers of European painting alike, this volume is an irreplaceable record of a once-in-a-generation exhibition — one that asked Australian audiences to look westward, through Leningrad, to the very heart of Western civilisation.
Author: Various
Format: Paperback
Published: 1988, Rothmans Foundation
Genre: History of arts
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few institutions on earth hold the artistic treasures that the State Hermitage Museum in Leningrad commands, and this remarkable exhibition catalogue brings that legacy to the Australian public in stunning scholarly detail. Published to accompany a landmark 1988 touring exhibition — first shown at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 10 March to 3 May, then at the National Gallery of Victoria from 13 May to 3 July — the volume presents a curated selection of Western European masterworks spanning five centuries of artistic achievement, from the Renaissance grandeur of the 15th century through to the bold innovations of the 20th. Organised jointly by the State Hermitage, Leningrad, and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, and managed by the International Cultural Corporation of Australia Limited, this catalogue stands as a significant cultural document of Cold War-era artistic exchange. It chronicles painting, drawing, and decorative arts traditions across the breadth of European history, illustrating the Hermitage's unparalleled holdings with the authority of world-class scholarship. For collectors, art historians, and lovers of European painting alike, this volume is an irreplaceable record of a once-in-a-generation exhibition — one that asked Australian audiences to look westward, through Leningrad, to the very heart of Western civilisation.