The Great Workshop: Pathways of Art in Europe, 5th to 18th Centuries

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An artist's workshop is both a mental and an artistic space in which the artist's idea is carved in marble, laid down in pigments, or engraved in copper. The workshop is also a classroom in which the trade of the painter, sculptor, or cabinetmaker is passed on by example and where companions or apprentices seek to exceed the master. Finally, it is a salon where reputations are forged, sometimes echoed or even undermined by remarkable imitators or passionate amateurs. Europe itself figures throughout the centuries...
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An artist's workshop is both a mental and an artistic space in which the artist's idea is carved in marble, laid down in pigments, or engraved in copper. The workshop is also a classroom in which the trade of the painter, sculptor, or cabinetmaker is passed on by example and where companions or apprentices seek to exceed the master. Finally, it is a salon where reputations are forged, sometimes echoed or even undermined by remarkable imitators or passionate amateurs. Europe itself figures throughout the centuries as a large workshop, or rather like a suite of workshops, each housing artists with specific practices and particular styles, and each creating opportunities for collaboration. Long before its emergence as a political entity, Europe was distinguished by its intense traffic in goods and people. Artists, art-lovers, and rich patrons made arduous journeys not only by road but also by river to far-flung locales as they sought to satisfy their appetite for beauty. This is the world of The Great Workshop, in which the editors develop a number of themes analyzing the circulation of art and the artistic community over a substantial geographic area ranging from Dublin to Palermo, from Cordoba to Stockholm, Rouen to Sofia. Short, focused essays treating the peregrinations of those conducting the business of art are crucial to our understanding of the migration of themes and formal motifs. With its remarkable and often spectacular selections, The Great Workshop illustrates the complex web of European artistic exchange and production. The book contains 250 full-color examples from well over one hundred European collections and essays from distinguished art historians who elucidate a long stretch of art history from the fall of the Roman Empire to the birth of the first great museums of Europe.
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"Published as part of an exhibition held in Brussels in 2007, this beautifully illustrated, oversized volume offers fourteen essays on various aspects of art, its production, and dissemination in Europe until the 18th century. Written by European curators and academics, the essays describe such topics as the collecting and sharing of drawings, the Grand Tour, the legacy of the Carolingian Empire, the impact of classical antiquity, goldsmith workshops, and European sculpture before the Renaissance. Each essay is heavily illustrated with color plates of excellent quality of works from the exhibition. The volume concludes with a catalogue of the works in thumbnail view, with lively entries describing the story of each."-Reference and Research Book News, February 2009
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  • ISBN-13: 9780801447105
  • Publisher: Cornell University Press
  • Publication date: 3/20/2008
  • Pages: 336
  • Product dimensions: 9.40 (w) x 11.30 (h) x 1.30 (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction Roland Recht Recht, Roland 17

Artists, Circulation and Encounters Peter Burke Burke, Peter 23

The Appearance of the Printed Book Roger Chartier Chartier, Roger 29

Princely Collections and Art Museums North of the Alps (16th-18th Centuries) Krzysztof Pomian Pomian, Krzysztof 35

The Grand Tour the European Discovery of the Work of Art in Italy in the 17th and 18th Centuries Pascal Griener Griener, Pascal 46

On Imitating the Creative Masters Some Lessons Learned from Reading Texts and Works Catheline Perier-D'ieteren Perier-D'ieteren, Catheline 54

I Europe on the Move Roland Recht Recht, Roland 62

II The Carolingian Empire and Its Legacy Roland Recht Recht, Roland 76

III Europe and the Mediterranean Roland Recht Recht, Roland 98

IV Goldsmiths' Workshops Roland Recht Recht, Roland 106

V Art for Export: Enamels, Alabasters and Altarpieces Catheline Perier-D'ieteren Perier-D'ieteren, Catheline Roland Recht Recht, Roland 118

VI The Image of the Virgin and the Courtly Ideal Roland Recht Recht, Roland 134

VII The Circulation of Drawings in Europe Roland Recht Recht, Roland 150

VIII The European Careers of Sculptors at the End of the Middle Ages Roland Recht Recht, Roland 164

IX The Conquest of New Pictorial Space Roland Recht Recht, Roland 176

X Europe and the Printed Book Pascal Griener Griener, Pascal Roland Recht Recht, Roland 186

XI Prints in the Service of Arts and Crafts Pascal Griener Griener, Pascal 210

XII Perceptions of Other Worlds Pascal Griener Griener, Pascal 218

XIII The Europe of Masters and Collectors Pascal Griener Griener, Pascal 224

XIV The World in a Room: Collectors and Art Dealers Pascal Griener Griener, Pascal252

Catalogue Roland Recht Recht, Roland Catheline Perier D'ieteren D'ieteren, Catheline Perier Pascal Griener Griener, Pascal 263

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