British Portrait Miniatures: The Cleveland Museum of Art

by Cory Korkow

Overview

A showcase of the Cleveland Museum of Art's internationally important collection of British portrait miniatures, dating from the late sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. Author Cory Korkow includes new research about the artists, sitters, and owners of these miniatures. Highlights include exquisite miniatures by Nicholas Hilliard, Isaac Oliver, Samuel Cooper, and Richard Cosway.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781907804236
Publisher:	D Giles Limited
Publication date:	12/03/2013
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	9.60(w) x 11.30(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Cory Korkow is Assistant Curator of European Art at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Korkow focuses on the cataloguing, physical display, conservation review, and digital presentation of the museum’s collection of British, Continental and American portrait miniatures.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Essay

Main catalogue: entries for up to 73 objects plus up to 262 comparative images – including a front and back to scale shot of each object

Documentation

Further reading

Index of artists

Editorial Reviews

"Cory Korkow’s meticulous research and exemplary analysis places Cleveland’s hitherto little-known collection of miniatures...into the front rank of American public collections"—Stephen Lloyd, The Burlington Magazine

“Extraordinary details”—Mark Horning, Examiner.com

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