By: Arne R. Flaten

Hardcover

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Spanning six centuries and seven countries, the Middeldorf Collection -- assembled by the late eminent art historian Ulrich Middeldorf -- provides an extraordinary overview of major personalities and of political, social, cultural, and religious events as depicted in more than 350 medals and plaquettes. Illustrated in full color and accompanied by extensive documentation are commemorations of kings, queens, emperors, poets, composers, physicians, artists, inventors, popes, cardinals, and bishops. Papal annual and jubilee medals and delightful French reliefs from the Belle A%poque complement medals from the eras of Louis XIV and XV, Napoleon, and the Risorgimento. Highlights of the collection are Italian medals from the 17th century and later -- periods that until recently have received little scholarly attention.

"A truly superb piece of diligent and meticulous scholarship that significantly advances the knowledge and discourse about its famous field." Douglas Lewis, Curator Emeritus of Sculpture and Decorative Arts, National Gallery of Art

Forewords: Michael A. McRobbie; Karen Hanson; Bruce Cole; Adelheid M. Gealt Acknowledgments Ulrich Middeldorf (1901--1983) Introduction Catalogue: Medals: Italy: Fifteenth Century; Sixteenth Century; Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries; Nineteenth Century; Twentieth Century; France: Seventeenth Century; Eighteenth Century; Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries; Switzerland; Germany; Austria; Netherlands; England; United States Plaquettes: Italy: Sixteenth Century; Seventeenth-Nineteenth Centuries; Germany; Spain Bibliography; Index of Artists; Index of Sitters and Events; Index of Inscriptions

ISBN: 9780253001160
ISBN-10: 0253001161
Audience: Tertiary; University or College
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 240
Published: 17th July 2012
Dimensions (cm): 31.0 x 23.9  x 2.5
Weight (kg): 1.633