Gold, Silver, and Bronze: Metal Sculpture of the Roman Baroque

Jennifer Montagu

Published by Princeton University Press 1996

Gold, Silver, and Bronze

Metal Sculpture of the Roman Baroque

Jennifer Montagu

Volume 35 in the series The A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts

In the series Bollingen Series (General)

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780691252797

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An in-depth look at the exquisite metal sculpture of the Roman baroque

Roman baroque sculpture is usually thought of in terms of large-scale statues in marble and bronze, tombs, or portrait busts. Smaller bronze statuettes are often overlooked, and the extensive production of sculptural silver—much of which is now lost but can be studied from drawings—is frequently omitted from the histories of art. In this book, Jennifer Montagu enriches our understanding of the sculpture of the period by investigating the bronzes that adorn the great tabernacles of Roman churches; gilded silver, both secular and ecclesiastical; elaborately embossed display dishes; and the production of medals. Concentrating on selected pieces by such master sculptors as Bernini and leading metal-workers such as Giovanni Giardini, Montagu examines the often tortuous relationship between patrons and artists and elucidates the relationship between those who provided the drawings or models and the craftsmen who executed the finished sculptures.

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Jennifer Montagu, who for many years was curator of the photographic collection at the Warburg Institute, is the author of many books, including Bronzes, Alessandro Algardi, and Roman Baroque Sculpture: The Industry of Art.

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"This pioneering book provides fascinating insights into the relationship between patrons and artists and between those who provided the drawings or models and the craftsmen who produced the finished sculptures."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
1 Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2 Roman Bronzes around 1600 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
3 Adoration of the Host. Tabernacles of the Baroque Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
4 The Medal. Some Drawings for the Hamerani Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
5 Silver Tribute from a Prince to a Grand Duke. The 'Piatti di San Giovanni' Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
6 Giardini and Giardoni. Silversmiths and Founders of the Eighteenth Century Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
7 From Rome to Lisbon. The Patronage of John V Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	155
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