Massimo Listri. Cabinet of Curiosities. 40th Ed.
Language: English
Published by Taschen GmbH, 2022
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Getrieben von dem Ehrgeiz, das gesamte Wissen der Menschheit in einem einzigen Raum zusammenzuführen, bestückten Sammler ihre Wunderkammern mit allen möglichen Gegenständen künstlerischer, wissenschaftlicher und intellektueller Art und bildeten damit zugleich den Ausgangspunkt moderner Wissenschaft. Den toskanischen Großherzog Francesco I. de' Medici, den Kaiser des Heiligen Römischen Reiches, Rudolf II. sowie Erzherzog Ferdinand II. aus dem Hause Habsburg zeichnete eine wahre Sammelleidenschaft aus, für die sie ein Vermögen ausgaben, um dann ihre Sammlungen als dreidimensionale Kataloge zu präsentieren, die die ganze Welt enthalten sollten: Architektur, Inneneinrichtung, Malerei, Bildhauerkunst, Gemmologie, Geologie, Botanik, Biologie und Taxonomie, Astrologie, Alchemie, Anthropologie, Ethnografie und Geschichte. Staunen Sie über die "echten" Hörner des Einhorns (Narwal-Stoßzähne), über Edelsteine, seltene Korallen, Glas aus Murano, Gemälde sowie verblüffende mechanische Automaten. Blättern Sie durch Abbildungen exotischer und mythischer Wesen und entdecken die berühmten "Coburg Elfenbein-Schnitzereien", eine großartige Auswahl erlesenen Kunsthandwerks. Die Sammlungen führen Sie weit zurück, bis in die Renaissance und von da aus über die Ära der Entdeckungen, Epochen wie Manierismus und Barock bis in die Gegenwart. Viele der ehemaligen Sammlungen existieren längst nicht mehr, wurden aber so sorgfältig rekonstruiert oder neu eingerichtet, das ihr einstiger Zauber erhalten blieb. Dieser Band ermöglicht unmittelbaren Zugang zu diesen großartigen, teils bizarren und kuriosen Schätzen der Menschheit. Um dieses gewaltige Projekt zu verwirklichen, bereiste Massimo Listri während mehrerer Jahrzehnte sieben europäische Länder. Das Ergebnis ist eine Sammlung prächtiger Fotografien, die ergänzt wird durch eine kompetente Einführung sowie detaillierte Beschreibungen aller 19 Wunderkammern, deren bedeutendste Stücke besonders hervorgehoben werden. Entdecken Sie, wie dieser zeitlose Bereich zwischen Imagination und Wirklichkeit unsere Zivilisation, die moderne Museumskonzeption und unser Wissen von der Welt geprägt haben. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1024. …
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- Title
- Massimo Listri. Cabinet of Curiosities. 40th Ed.
- Author
- Antonio Paolucci, Massimo Listri, Giulia Carciotto
- Publisher
- Taschen GmbH
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- Neu
- Binding
- Gebundene Ausgabe
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 3836593785
- ISBN 13
- 9783836593786
- Item weight
- 1,024 grams
The Wunderkammer, or “cabinet of curiosities,” saw collectors gathering objects from many strands of artistic, scientific, and intellectual endeavor, in an ambitious attempt to encompass all of humankind’s knowledge in a single room.
From the Grand Duke Francesco I de’ Medici and Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to Archduke Ferdinand II of Habsburg, these aristocratic virtuosos acquired, selected, and displayed the objects in real-life catalogues that represented the entire world―spanning architecture, interior design, painting, sculpture, gemology, geology, botany, biology and taxonomy, astrology, alchemy, anthropology, ethnography, and history.
Marvel at the unicorn horns (narwhal tusks), gems, rare coral growths, Murano glasswork, paintings and peculiar mechanical automata. Browse through illustrations of exotic and mythical creatures and discover the famed “Coburg ivories,” an astounding collection of crafted artifacts. These collections are nothing short of a journey through time, from the Renaissance and Age of Discovery, the Mannerist and Baroque periods, up to the present day. Although many of these cabinets of curiosities no longer exist, others have been meticulously reconstructed, and new ones born.
These marvelous cabinets of curiosities can now be explored by all in this collection. To realize this mammoth undertaking, Massimo Listri traveled to seven European countries over several decades; the result is a set of gorgeous photographs, an authoritative yet accessible introduction, and detailed commentary on each of the 19 chambers highlighting the most remarkable items in each collection. Discover how these timeless treasures both describe and defined civilization, the modern concept of the museum, and our very knowledge of the universe.
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About the Author
Antonio Paolucci studied art history under Roberto Longhi in Florence and began his career in the management of cultural heritage. He was the Superintendent of Cultural Heritage in Venice, Verona, and Mantua. He later became Director of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence and, for almost twenty years, the Superintendent for the Polo Museale Fiorentino. Most recently, Paolucci was the Director of the Vatican Museums from 2007 to 2016. A specialist in Italian Renaissance art, he is the author of museum and exhibition catalogues, as well as publications on Donatello, Piero della Francesca, Michelangelo, Raphael, and Benvenuto Cellini, among others.
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