Masterpieces of the Gipsformerei. Art manufactury of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin since 1819. - Hans Georg Hiller von Gaertringer - Miguel Helfrich (ed.)
Art Manufactury of the Staatliche Museen Zu Berlin Since 1819
KORTE INHOUD
Throughout the nineteenth century, hand-painted plaster replicas of historical objects were manufactured for use in museums that sought to bring together all the world's masterpieces under one roof. Among the oldest and largest manufacturers was the Replica Workshop in Berlin, whose supply of plaster casts now comprises more than seven thousand sculptures that continue to be produced for museums and private collections through the use of artistry and workmanship handed down over generations. Plasterwork Masterpieces pays tribute to the art of plaster casting through a carefully curated catalog of the workshop's most admired sculptures from art and archaeology, including the Laocoön Group and Rodin's famed The Thinker. Opening an important Berlin institution to the public, the works included here offer a fascinating journey through the various cultures from antiquity to the present.
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2012Uitgever: Munich, Hirmer Verlag - Replica Workshop ? National Museums of Berlin , 2012144 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 377744751XISBN-13: 9783777447513Koop dit boek tweedehands
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In the 19th century plaster replicas of historical art objects represented the fulfilment of the old dream of a museum which contained the world?s masterpieces. The Berlin manufactory provides a journey through different cultures from antiquity to the present. Berlin?s cast workshop was founded in 1819 and is the oldest and largest of its kind. Goethe and the brothers von Humboldt were already among its customers. To this day, this institution continues to sell hand-painted replicas of major sculptures whic...
