Masterpieces of the J.P.Getty Museum: (Masterpieces of Getty Museum)

by J.PaulGettyMuseum (Author)

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  Illustrated
  1997

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  Presenting works from the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, USA, this volume includes tapestries from Gobelins and Beauvais, bronze firedogs from Fontainebleau, a complex lathe-turned ivory goblet from Saxony, fine examples of furniture and porcelain, and glass and tin-glazed earthenware. The volume is one of a series of seven books presenting the finest works from the collection at The Getty Center in Los Angeles, USA which opened in late 1997.

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  Paperback
  1997

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  The Lansdowne Herakles, a marble statue that was a personal favourite of J. Paul Getty, is just one of the examples of the objects showcased in this book. Greek and Etruscan terracotta vases, bronze and marble sculpture, and delicate late Classical and Ptolemaic gold jewelry are a testimony to the extraordinary skill and artistic achievments of sculptors, potters, painters, metalsmiths, and other artisans of the ancient Mediterranean world.