Grinling Gibbons and his Contemporaries (1650–1700) - Ada De Wit
The Golden Age of Woodcarving in the Netherlands and Britain
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2022Uitgever: Brepols Publishers420 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 2503584888ISBN-13: 9782503584881Koop dit boek tweedehands
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Summary One of the greatest artists of the English Baroque, Grinling Gibbons (1648?1721) was born in Rotterdam to English parents. He moved to England at the age of nineteen and embarked on a spectacular career. His exuberant lifelike carvings in limewood can be admired at Hampton Court Palace and at St Paul?s Cathedral in London. But what was the Dutch tradition that shaped him? And what set him apart from the other carvers of his time? This book explains the importance of woodcarving and provides new ins...
