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Marquetry (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) For centuries the art of marquetry has been centered in Paris, where the tradition has been transmitted only within workshops concentrated in the Faubourg Saint-Antoine. The outside world, therefore, has had very limited knowledge of the techniques used by the masters of this art. The publication of this English-language edition of La Marquetrie gives amateurs, art historians, creative woodworkers, and conservators access to an...Read Full Story

The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum: Life and Afterlife of a Sculpture Collection (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) ( Hardcover ) By Carol C. Mattusch Buy new : $68.07 17 used and new from $42.00 First tagged by Jökull Customer tags: statues , classics , art history , archaeology , sculpture Review & Description The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum-buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, then rediscovered in 1750-contained a large collection of bronze and marble...Read Full Story

The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum: Life and Afterlife of a Sculpture Collection (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) ( Hardcover ) By Carol C. Mattusch Buy new : $68.07 17 used and new from $42.00 First tagged by Jökull Customer tags: statues , classics , art history , archaeology , sculpture Review & Description The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum-buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, then rediscovered in 1750-contained a large collection of bronze and marble...Read Full Story

Opening on April 26th at the J. Paul Getty Museum , the exhibition  Paris: Life & Luxury re-imagines, through art and material culture, the complex and nuanced lifestyle of elite 18th-century Parisians who made their city the fashionable and cultural epicenter of Europe. Evoking the elegant, prosperous world of Rococo Paris, this major exhibition brings to life daily activities that took place inside a Parisian townhouse. Through constellations of art and related artifacts, the exhibition...Read Full Story

Summary Catalogue of European Decorative Arts in the J. Paul Getty Museum (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) by A01 J. Paul Getty Museum, Gillian Wilson, Catherine Hess Buy new: $65.00 12 used & new from $16.00 (Visit the Best Sellers in Decorative Arts list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description J. Paul Getty had a passion for the exquisitely made furniture and decorative objects of eighteenth-century France, which he began...Read Full Story

Pietre Dure: The Art of Semiprecious Stonework (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) by Annamaria Giusti (1) Buy new: $68.07 16 used & new from $65.00 (Visit the Best Sellers in Decorative Arts list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description Pietre dure (Italian for "hard stone") is mosaic design made from semiprecious stones. This comprehensive survey looks at the uses of decorative stonework and the variety of techniques used to produce it...Read Full Story

Pietre Dure: The Art of Semiprecious Stonework (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) by Annamaria Giusti (1) Buy new: $68.07 19 used & new from $65.00 (Visit the Best Sellers in Decorative Arts list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description Pietre dure (Italian for "hard stone") is mosaic design made from semiprecious stones. This comprehensive survey looks at the uses of decorative stonework and the variety of techniques used to produce it...Read Full Story

Luxury Arts of the Renaissance (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) by Marina Belozerskaya (2) Buy new: $34.49 22 used & new from $28.99 (Visit the Best Sellers in Decorative Arts list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Find the best price Click HereRead Full Story

Masterpieces of the J.Paul Getty Museum: Illuminated Manuscripts (Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum) Presenting works from the John Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA, this volume includes masterpieces from the 10th to the 16th century as the centrepieces of this collection of manuscripts produced in Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. Among the highlights are four Ottoman manuscripts, Romanesque treasures from Germany, Italy and France, an English Gothic Apocalypse, and late...Read Full Story

Luxury Arts of the Renaissance (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) by Marina Belozerskaya (2) Buy new: $36.71 31 used & new from $30.00 (Visit the Bestsellers in Decorative Arts list for authoritative information on this product's current rank.) Review & Description Today we associate Renaissance arts with painting, sculpture, and architecture. Yet gem-studded goldwork and richly embellished armor; splendid tapestries, embroideries, and textiles; ephemeral multimedia spectacles...Read Full Story