Playing With Fire: European Terracotta Models, 1740-1840
by Draper, James David and Guilhem Scherf
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0300101902
- ISBN 13
- 9780300101904
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About This Item
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 328 pages, including Artist's Biographies, Bibliography, Index, and Photograph Credits. Numerous color photos. This publication offers the first comprehensive overview of Neoclassical modeling in the years from 1740 to 1840. From the jacket: "The catalogue, numbering 142 objects, analyzes modeling at every stage, from the brusque, preliminary impulse of the artist to the highly finished statuettes that were regarded as works of art in their own right." Each section of the catalogue begins with an introductory essay. Forewords by Henri Loyrette, President and Director, Musee du Louvre and Philippe de Montebello, Director, The Metropolitan Museum of Art..
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- Bookseller
- Whiting Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 06627
- Title
- Playing With Fire: European Terracotta Models, 1740-1840
- Author
- Draper, James David and Guilhem Scherf
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0300101902
- ISBN 13
- 9780300101904
- Publisher
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2003
- Keywords
- European Terracotta Models 1700s 1800s Museum Exhibit Catalogue
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art: Exhibit Catalogs;
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