INHOUD:Art in a commercial worldArtists and collectors in the market for artThe Italian City-StatesAntwerp - Amsterdam - Germany and Spain - London - Paris -Art consumption in industrial AmericaNew YorkThe global art market"This is the first sourcebook to trace the emergence and…
If collecting the rare and valuable is an entirely normal trait of human behaviour, amassing objects from far-away places has also long played a role in the history of collecting. "East" and "West", or "North" and "South", for that matter, are of course entirely relative to one'…
This comprehensive book brings to light the portraits, private collections and public patronage of the princesse de Lamballe, a pivotal member of Marie-Antoinette's inner circle. Drawing extensively on unpublished archival sources, Sarah Grant examines the princess's many portra…
