Opis: Cabinet of Curiosities - Massimo Listri

The Wunderkammer, or “cabinet of curiosities,” saw collectors gathering objects from many strands of artistic, scientific, and intellectual endeavor, in an ambitious attempt to encompass all of humankind’s knowledge in a single room.

From the Grand Duke Francesco I de’ Medici and Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to Archduke Ferdinand II of Habsburg, these aristocratic virtuosos acquired, selected, and displayed the objects in real-life catalogues that represented the entire world—spanning architecture, interior design, painting, sculpture, gemology, geology, botany, biology and taxonomy, astrology, alchemy, anthropology, ethnography, and history.

Marvel at the unicorn horns (narwhal tusks), gems, rare coral growths, Murano glasswork, paintings and peculiar mechanical automata. Browse through illustrations of exotic and mythical creatures and discover the famed “Coburg ivories,” an astounding collection of crafted artifacts. These collections are nothing short of a journey through time, from the Renaissance and Age of Discovery, the Mannerist and Baroque periods, up to the present day. Although many of these cabinets of curiosities no longer exist, others have been meticulously reconstructed, and new ones born.

Szczegóły: Cabinet of Curiosities - Massimo Listri

Tytuł: Cabinet of Curiosities
Autor: Massimo Listri
Wydawnictwo: Taschen
ISBN: 9783836593786
Języki: angielski, niemiecki, francuski
Rok wydania: 2023
Ilość stron: 448
Format: 16.0x22.0cm
Oprawa: Twarda
Waga: 1.175 kg

Recenzje: Cabinet of Curiosities - Massimo Listri