Morgan the collector : essays in honor of Linda Roth's 40th anniversary at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art /
"The essays in this lavishly illustrated volume offer a multifaceted portrait of American financier J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) as a collector of art. A riveting exploration of Morgan's acquisitions from antiquities to medieval manuscripts to Old Master paintings and European decorative...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stuttgart :
Arnoldsche Art Publishers,
[2023]
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| Summary: | "The essays in this lavishly illustrated volume offer a multifaceted portrait of American financier J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) as a collector of art. A riveting exploration of Morgan's acquisitions from antiquities to medieval manuscripts to Old Master paintings and European decorative arts, Morgan: The Collector introduces the reader to how and why he amassed his vast collection. The lively essays also serve as a tribute to Linda Roth, curator at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, who dedicated much of her forty-year career to researching Morgan and the over 1,500 works from his collection now in the museum. This much-needed publication focuses on Morgan as a collector and is directed at both a scholarly and more general audience that is interested in the history of collecting, America in the Gilded Age, Pierpont Morgan, and European art"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 287 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, plans, portraits ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (270-278) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783897906792 3897906791 |