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Tapestries were a principal element in the ostentatious magnificence used by powerful Renaissance rulers and monarchs to broadcast their wealth and might. During the period between 1460 and 1560, courts and churches lavished vast sums on costly weavings in silk and gold thread from designs by leading artists. In this beautifully illustrated book, contributors analyze some of these gorgeous tapestries, examine the stylistic and technical development of tapestry production in the Low Countries, France, and Italy during the Renaissance, and discuss the contribution that the medium made to art, liturgy, and propaganda of the day. The first major survey of tapestry production between 1460 and 1560, the book presents forty-five surviving tapestries along with some twenty preparatory drawings and cartoon fragments. Featured are examples designed by Italian masters Raphael, Giulio Romano, and Perino del Vaga. In addition, works by Netherlandish designers such as Bernaert van Orley and his followers are included, demonstrating how elements of the northern design tradition were fused with Italianate innovations, resulting in an extraordinarily rich aesthetic, ideally suited to the medium.
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"'Although it is an exhibition catalogue, Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence by Thomas P. Campbell has to be on the shelf of anyone interested in European Renaissance art or architecture... This book unravels the complexities of tapestry, patronage and manufacture... The text will open your mind to this important subject and the photography will ravish your senses.' Simon Thurley, BBC History Magazine "A must-have volume on late medieval and Renaissance tapestries, this catalogue records the stunning landmark exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (its only venue) - the most complete survey of the great age of tapestry production (c. 1460-c. 1560) yet presented." Choice"
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Thomas P. Campbell is Associate Curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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- PublisherMetropolitan Museum of Art
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1588390217
- ISBN 13 9781588390219
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages594
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