Vasemania Neoclassical Form and Ornament in Europe: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Name: Vasemania Neoclassical Form and Ornament in Europe: Selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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ISBN: 9780300099348

ISBN-10: 0300099347

ISBN-13: 9780300099348

Edition: 2004

Authors: Stefanie Walker, Stefanie Walker

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Book details

List price: $45.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/10/2004
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 1.00" wide x 1.14" long x 0.08" tall
Weight: 3.146
Language: English



Foreword



Preface



Collecting neoclassical decorative art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art



The metamorphosis of the neoclassical vase



Catalogue


The Hamilton collection and its influence


The vase as a template for artists and early neoclassicism


Tradition and innovation at the royal manufactories


Technical discoveries and the commercial marketing of the vase


Neoclassicism and the new aesthetic in silver


The vase as ornament in furniture and furnishings


The vase as a design element in interiors


Symbol to satire : the vase as icon