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This newest addition to the Museum's popular Looking At series provides definitions of the technical terms most often encountered by museum-goers and student of post-antique European sculpture. The book enhances the appreciation of the art form by explaining the methods used in creating sculpture and the terms used by scholars to describe it. Featured are clear, concise explanations to questions such as: What is a socle? What are the steps in bronze casting? What is contrapposto? Written for the non-specialist and lavishly illustrated with objects from the Getty Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, this book is invaluable to anyone who wants to learn more about the art of sculpture.
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Peggy Fogelman is Associate Curator of Sculpture in the J. Paul Getty Museum's Department of Sculpture and Works of Art.
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Looking at European Sculpture
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Getty Trust Publications, 1997
ISBN 10: 089236291X
ISBN 13: 9780892362912
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Paperback. Condition: Good. This newest addition to the Museum's popular Looking At series provides definitions of the technical terms most often encountered by museum-goers and student of post-antique European sculpture. The book enhances the appreciation of the art form by explaining the methods used in creating sculpture and the terms used by scholars to describe it. Featured are clear, concise explanations to questions such as: What is a socle? What are the steps in bronze casting? What is contrapposto? Written for the non-specialist and lavishly illustrated with objects from the Getty Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, this book is invaluable to anyone who wants to learn more about the art of sculpture. Seller Inventory # 00096498025
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Looking at European Sculpture : A Guide to Technical Terms
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Looking at European Sculpture : A Guide to Technical Terms
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Looking at European Sculpture
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ISBN 10: 089236291X
ISBN 13: 9780892362912
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Paperback. Condition: Good. This newest addition to the Museum's popular Looking At series provides definitions of the technical terms most often encountered by museum-goers and student of post-antique European sculpture. The book enhances the appreciation of the art form by explaining the methods used in creating sculpture and the terms used by scholars to describe it. Featured are clear, concise explanations to questions such as: What is a socle? What are the steps in bronze casting? What is contrapposto? Written for the non-specialist and lavishly illustrated with objects from the Getty Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, this book is invaluable to anyone who wants to learn more about the art of sculpture. Seller Inventory # CIN089236291XG
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Looking at European Sculpture: A Guide to Technical Terms
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ISBN 10: 089236291X
ISBN 13: 9780892362912
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 2007. Softcover, 103 pp. Published in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. With definitions of the techniques, processes, and materials used in the production of post-classical European sculpture. Accompanied by photographic examples in color and black & white. Very good condition with edge wear, lightly rubbed wraps. Seller Inventory # ABE-1645570709712
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Looking at European Sculpture. A Guide to Technical Terms
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Written in cooperation with The Victoria and Albert Museum. A very useful guide for the museum-goer. Includes 65 color and 36 black&white illustrations. This is a tight, unmarked copy that appears unread. Front cover of glossy wraps has a small area where gloss has been rubbed off, visible in strong light; otherwise "as new". 6 1/4" x 9 1/4". Seller Inventory # 103720