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European and American Portrait Miniatures from the Cincinnati Art Museum
Julie Aronson and Marjorie E. Wieseman
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Format: ClothPrice: $80.00
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Diminutive marvels of artistry and fine craftsmanship, portrait miniatures reveal a wealth of information within their small frames. They can tell tales of cultural history and biography, of people and their passions, of evolving tastes in jewelry, fashion, hairstyles, and the decorative arts. Unlike many other genres, miniatures have a tradition in which amateurs and professionals have operated in parallel and women artists have flourished as professionals.
This richly illustrated book presents approximately 180 portrait miniatures selected from the holdings of the Cincinnati Art Museum, the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in North America. The book stresses the continuity of stylistic tradition across Europe and America as well as the vitality of the portrait miniature format through more than four centuries. A detailed catalogue entry, as well as a concise artist biography, appears for each object. Essays examine various aspects of miniature painting, of the depiction of costume in miniatures, and of the allied art of hair work.
This richly illustrated book presents approximately 180 portrait miniatures selected from the holdings of the Cincinnati Art Museum, the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in North America. The book stresses the continuity of stylistic tradition across Europe and America as well as the vitality of the portrait miniature format through more than four centuries. A detailed catalogue entry, as well as a concise artist biography, appears for each object. Essays examine various aspects of miniature painting, of the depiction of costume in miniatures, and of the allied art of hair work.
Published in association with the Cincinnati Art Museum
Exhibition Schedule:
Cincinnati Art Museum (March 4–May 28, 2006)
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina (August 18–October 22, 2006)
Julie Aronson is curator of American painting and sculpture, and Marjorie E. Wieseman is curator of European painting and sculpture, at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Cincinnati Art Museum (March 4–May 28, 2006)
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina (August 18–October 22, 2006)
ISBN: 9780300115802
Publication Date: April 10, 2006
Publishing Partner: Published in association with the Cincinnati Art Museum
Publication Date: April 10, 2006
Publishing Partner: Published in association with the Cincinnati Art Museum
320 pages, x
50 b/w + 280 color illus.
50 b/w + 280 color illus.
