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OverviewWhen the ancient sites of Herculaneum and Pompeii were excavated in the eighteenth century, the objects found there renewed artistic interest in classicism. Neoclassical style and imagery permeated paintings, sculpture, furniture, and decorative arts of the period, and a central element of design in all these art forms was the vase. This beautiful book is the first to focus on the vase as an artistic and ornamental form in a variety of media. It presents and discusses about one hundred hidden treasures from The Metropolitan Museum of Art's reserve collection-not only vases but also wine and water urns, knife boxes, ink wells, perfume burners, fabrics, carved paneling, marquetry furniture, silver, works on paper, and paintings-all using the vase motif. Vase imagery ranged from austere to fantastic to romantic, say the authors of this book, and the vase became a new paradigm of artistic achievement and a central symbol of European Neoclassicism. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Stefanie Walker , Stefanie Walker (Special Exhibitions Curator, Bard Graduate Center for Studies in Decorative Arts, Design and Culture)Publisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Dimensions: Width: 24.80cm , Height: 0.20cm , Length: 30.50cm Weight: 1.429kg ISBN: 9780300099348ISBN 10: 0300099347 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 10 September 2004 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock ![]() Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationWilliam Rieder is the deputy head of the department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Stefanie Walker is Special Exhibitions Curator at the Bard Graduate Center for Studies in the Decorative Arts, Design, and Culture. Hans Ottomeyer is director of the German Historical Museum in Berlin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |