Splendor and Elegance: European Decorative Arts and Drawings from the Horace Wood Brock Collection
by Clifford Ackley, Horace Brock, Martin Levy
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- 0878467386
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MFA Publications, 2009. Hardcover. New/New. A clean crisp well preserved 2009 Museum of Fine Arts Publications hardcover in a fine tight binding. Little to no shelf wear. Text is bright and free of marks or underlining. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. The collection of the prominent American economist Dr. Horace "Woody" Brock spans from the decorative arts (most notably French and English objects from the eighteenth century) to Old Master drawings and paintings. Brock's interests encompass the philosophy of science, moral philosophy and aesthetics--concerns that directly inform his personal collecting strategy. Virtually every object in this volume has been selected according to Brock's highly original theory of beauty in design, which is brilliantly elucidated here. Splendor and Elegance celebrates Brock's particular vision of European art, showcasing some 150 objects in a variety of media. Highlights include a spectacular Flemish turtleshell cabinet-on-stand; one of the earliest long-case clocks by André-Charles Boulle; major examples of Chelsea, Meissen and Sèvres porcelain; a powerful anatomical study by Peter Paul Rubens; and a fine group of eighteenth-century Venetian drawings, including Tiepolo's dramatic "Resurrection of Christ." An essay by antiques specialist Martin P. Levy identifies themes running through the decorative-arts collection, while MFA Boston curator Clifford S. Ackley highlights the collection's most remarkable drawings and paintings.
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Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Jan. 22-May 17, 2009. Includes bibliographical references.
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- The Anthropologists Closet (US)
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- Title
- Splendor and Elegance: European Decorative Arts and Drawings from the Horace Wood Brock Collection
- Author
- Clifford Ackley, Horace Brock, Martin Levy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New
- Jacket Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0878467386
- ISBN 13
- 9780878467389
- Publisher
- MFA Publications
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- Decorative Arts, Dr. Horace "Woody" Brock collection, Sèrvres porcelain, Clocks, André Charles Boulle, Regency Style, Art, European art,
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- Art;
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