The Encyclopedia of Sculpture: 3-volume set - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1579582486 ISBN 13: 9781579582487

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

International in scope, the Encyclopedia of Sculpture is a three-volume, illustrated reference work that covers prehistoric to contemporary sculpture and is designed for students, professional scholars, and interested general readers alike. This work contains some 600 entries, including national and stylistic surveys, biographies and work entries, studies of materials and techniques, and articles addressing topics such as the conservation of sculpture. Edited by a renowned specialist in the field, this three-volume set features over 800 entries, written by some 500 experts in the history of art and sculpture. The detailed coverage includes: * National and regional surveys extending from ancient Greece to the contemporary United States * Explorations of styles ranging from Bernini's Baroque to Serra's Minimalism * Studies of materials and techniques, such as marble, papier mache, and bronze * Examinations of topics such as memorial sculpture, architectural sculpture, site-specific sculpture, the academy, and sculptural conservation * Biographies of artists ranging from the canonical to the obscure Extensive country surveys treat sculpture from a regional perspective, which is especially pertinent where individual artists are unidentifiable or where a style is associated with a geographic area or school. Generously illustrated with over 500 images from museums and artists' collections worldwide, this is an essential companion to other illustrated survey texts. With a depth of coverage not found in any other reference work in the field, the Encyclopedia of Sculpture is an outstanding source for students, professional scholars, and an informed general readership. ALA/RUSA Oustanding Reference Source 2004

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Review:

"The first reference work of this scale dedicated to sculpture... This will be an essential reference work for art history and studio art programs, as well as for artists and anyone interested in three-dimensional art." -- Sculpture Magazine

About the Author:

Dr. Antonia Boström is an Assistant Curator in the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the Detroit Institute of Arts. She has held curatorial positions at the Royal Academy of Arts, London; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London; and the National Portrait Gallery, London. Boström earned her Ph.D. from the Courthauld Institute of Art, London University in 1996. She is a contributing author to The Medici, Michelangelo, and Late Renaissance Art in Florence, 1537-1631 (Yale University Press, 2002); and Treasures from the Detroit Institute of Arts: Masters of Impressionism and Modern Art (Detroit Institute of Arts, 2001). She has authored numerous essays including "Giovanni Maria Benzoni, Randolph Rogers and the Collecting of Sculpture in Nineteenth-Century Detroit," Sculpture Journal (2000); "The Florentine Sculptor Raffaello Peri," Burlington Magazine (1998); and "The Acquisition of Flemish Landscapes for Italy on the Antwerp Art Market," Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek (1997).

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1579582486
• ISBN 13: 9781579582487
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 630
• Editor: Boström Antonia