Perfect Likeness
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European and American Portrait Miniatures from the Cincinnati Art Museum
Julie Aronson and Marjorie E. Wieseman
Price: $80.00
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)
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE
Cincinnati Art Museum (March 4–May 28, 2006)
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina (August 18–October 22, 2006)
"Perfect Likeness showcases the largest collection of miniatures in the U.S. . . . Crisp close-up reproductions are paired with profiles of the artists, explanations of their painstaking techniques, and illuminating reflections on the emotional appeal of these little masterpieces."—Booklist
Publication Date: April 10, 2006
Publishing Partner: Published in association with the Cincinnati Art Museum
50 b/w + 280 color illus.