Italy for Sale : : Alternative Objects - Alternative Markets / / edited by Denise Budd and Lynn Catterson.

"In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Italian Renaissance art, objects, and even the idea of Italy itself figured heavily both in the dynamic international art market and in the eyes of the general public. The alternative objects that were actively dispersed and collected -- au...

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Superior document:Studies in the History of Collecting and Art Markets Series ; Volume 19
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : Brill,, [2023]
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Year of Publication:2023
Edition:First edition.
Language:English
Series:Studies in the history of collecting & art markets ; Volume 19.
Physical Description:1 online resource (501 pages)
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Summary:"In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Italian Renaissance art, objects, and even the idea of Italy itself figured heavily both in the dynamic international art market and in the eyes of the general public. The alternative objects that were actively dispersed and collected -- authentic works, pastiches, Renaissance-inspired counterfeits, and reproductions -- in the diverse media of paint, plaster, terracotta, and photography, had a tremendous impact on visual culture across social strata. These essays examine less studied aspects of this market through the lens of just a few of the countless successful sales of objects out of Italy"--
ISBN:9004680446
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Denise Budd and Lynn Catterson.