Schmidt Eike D Et Al (2 results)

Hardcover. Chocolate brown cloth, gilt letters on spine & front cover; black & illus. dust jackt, 208 pp., 112 color plates. Issued in conjunction with a 2014-2015 exhibition of a cycle of six highly important bronze reliefs created by Giovanni Casini (1676-1729) and Pietro Cipriani (ca. 1679-1745). "Made in Florence at the beginning of the eighteenth century, these bronzes epitomize pre-modern notions about time, which are visualized through an elaborate array of mythological and allegorical components. In describing and deciphering the meanings and traditions of the scenes represented in these bronzes, the authors unveil a multifaceted concept of time that is based upont he human perception of the Hours, while also pointing toward their otherworldly, magical dimension." (dj) With illustrated essays by Eike D. Schmidt, David Ekserdijian, and Rita Balleri. VG (corners may be slightly bumped, otherwise clean.). …

Hardcover with dustjacket, 208 pages; as new condition; clean and crisp; no internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.