Playing With Fire: European Terracotta Models, 1740-1840

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.

Product Info

ISBN: 0300101902

ISBN-13: 9780300101904

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art

Year: 2003

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

First Edition

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