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Carved splendor : late Gothic Altarpieces in Southern Germany, Austria and South Tirol
La jaquette porte : "This illustrated survey features twenty-two of the most outstanding carved altarpieces from churches in southern Germany, Austria, South Tirol, the Czech Republic, and Krakow. An extensive introduction provides the necessary background to an understanding of the origin and...
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| Format : | Livre |
| Langue : | anglais |
| Titre complet : | Carved splendor : late Gothic Altarpieces in Southern Germany, Austria and South Tirol / Rainer Kahsnitz; with photographs by Achim Bunz; translated by Russell Stockman |
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Los Angeles :
J. Paul Getty Museum
, 2006 |
| Description matérielle : | 1 vol. (480 pages) |
| Traduction de : | Grossen Schnitzaltäre |
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| Résumé : | La jaquette porte : "This illustrated survey features twenty-two of the most outstanding carved altarpieces from churches in southern Germany, Austria, South Tirol, the Czech Republic, and Krakow. An extensive introduction provides the necessary background to an understanding of the origin and evolution of altarpieces and also maps the chronological and geographical distribution of those that have survived. Each chapter focuses on an individual altarpiece, presenting the relevant historical documentation, analyzing the work's architecture and pictorial program, and placing the altarpiece's sculptures and paintings in their art-historical context. In addition to addressing questions of style and attribution, the author also discusses the changes in religious thinking and iconography that must be considered if one is to fully appreciate the work as a whole." "The color photographs, specially commissioned for this project, are an essential feature of the book. Each altarpiece is illustrated in its entirety, with its wings both opened and closed, and in close-up views of its most important carvings and paintings - details that are not available to the average visitor to these sites." |
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| Bibliographie : | Bibliogr. pages 468-474. Index |
| ISBN : | 0-89236-853-5 978-0-89236-853-2 |