Nature Illuminated(1st Edition) Flora and Fauna from the Court of Emperor Rudolf II (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum) by LeeHendrix, Thea Vignau-Wilberg, Georg Bocskay, Joris Hoefnagel Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 2003 by J. Paul Getty Museum ISBN-13: 978-0-89236-622-4, ISBN: 0-89236-622-2
"The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira colligrophioe monumenta, a flamboyant demonstration of two arts-calligraphy and miniature painting. The project began when Rudolf's predecessor commissioned the master calligrapher Georg Bocskay to create a model book of calligraphy. A preeminent scribe, Bocskay assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historic scripts. Many were intended not for ..."
"Catalogue of the Collections Nicholas Turner, Lee Hendrix, Carol Plazzotta.
Bartolome' Esteban ... The Christ' Child as the Good Shepherd Pen and brown
ink over black chalk; H: 13.2 cm (5715 in.); W: 10.3 cm (4 ... sahido con dir. OR
sabido con dir . . . / 1 fire que es ago vd./ Yo tampoco qui. . . / to -— cama si sepon
. . . / . . . flfoira [i.e., sifuera]/ . . . ; [and horizontally] hoja vu coms era quisa lo cua[l]
flu ya siendo ..."
"Due to the technological advances of the nineteenth century, an abundance of black drawing media exploded onto the market. Charcoal, conte crayon, and fabricated black chalks and crayons; fixatives; various papers; and many lifting devices gave rise to an unprecedented amount of experimentation. Indeed, innovation became the rule, as artists developed their own unique-and often experimental-processes. The exploration of black media in d ..."
"Included in the magnificent pages of the Mira calligraphiae monumenta are two alphabets. Executed by an unknown hand, the first consists of Roman capital letters; the other is Gothic lower-case letters. As with the calligraphy of Bocskay described above, these alphabets were embellished by Joris Hoefnagel, a painter at the court of Rudolf II. In embellishing the alphabets, Hoefnagel employed symbols and heraldic objects--masks, animals, ..."
"The names Albrecht Durer and Hans Holbein the Younger evoke the dazzling accomplishments of Renaissance panel painting and printmaking, but they may not summon images of stained glass. Nevertheless, Durer, Holbein, and their southern German and Swiss contemporaries designed some of the most splendid works in the history of the medium. This lavish volume is a comprehensive survey of the contribution to stained glass made by these extraor ..."
"Unavailable for nearly a decade, this gorgeous volume features over 180 color illustrations, as well as scholarly commentary and biographies of both artists, to inspire scholars, bibliophiles, graphic designers, typographers, and ..."
"Rembrandt was the most famous painter of the Dutch Golden Age, and the opportunity to work in his studio attracted young artists for nearly four decades, until the artist s death in 1669. This catalogue explores the workings of Rembrandt s studio in the form of drawings made by the master himself and fifteen of his pupils. Rembrandt and his students would often depict the same subject matter as an exercise and make drawings of the same ..."
The Art of the Pen(1st Edition) Calligraphy from the Court of the Emperor Rudolf II by LeeHendrix, Thea Vignau-Wilberg Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 2003 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-51127-5, ISBN: 0-500-51127-6
"Years later, court artist Joris Hoefnagel filled the spaces on each page with images of fruit, flowers, insects, and other natural minutiae. The manuscript is now in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum."
"The names Albrecht D�rer and Hans Holbein the Younger evoke the dazzling accomplishments of Renaissance panel painting and printmaking, but they may not summon images of stained glass. Nevertheless, D�rer, Holbein, and their southern German and Swiss contemporaries designed some of the most splendid works in the history of the medium. This lavish volume is a comprehensive survey of the contribution to stained glass made by these ext ..."
An Abecedarium(1st Edition) Illuminated Alphabets from the Court of the Emperor Rudolf II by Thea Vignau-Wilberg, LeeHendrix, Joris Hoefnagel Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 1997 by Thames & Hudson Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-500-01789-0, ISBN: 0-500-01789-1
""Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta" is a flamboyant demonstration of two arts - calligraphy and miniature painting - and was produced in the court of Emperor Rudolf II. This is the second half which comprises two alphabets drawn and illuminated by miniaturist Joris Hoefnagel. One consists of Roman capital letters (majuscules), the other, Gothic lower-case letters (minuscules). Both are ingeniously illustrated by symbols and heraldic objects. ..."
"The Getty Museum's collection of drawings was begun in 1981 with the purchase of a Rembrandt nude and has since become an important repository of European works from the fifteenth through the nineteenth century. As in the first volume devoted to the collection (published in 1988 in English and Italian editions), the text is here organized first by national school, then alphabetically by artist, with individual works arranged chronologi ..."
"In 1561-62, Georg Bocskay, imperial secretary to the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, inscribed the Mira calligraphiae monumenta as a testament to his preeminence among scribes. He assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historical scripts, which nearly thirty years later were further embellished by Joris Hoefnagel, Europe's last great manuscript illuminator. This book, now in the collection of the J. Paul Getty Museum, is repro ..."
"The court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II produced nothing more amazing than the Mira calligraphiae monumenta, a brilliant demonstration of two arts--calligraphy and miniature painting. The project began when Rudolf's predecessor, Ferdinand I, commissioned master calligrapher Georg Bocskay to create a model book of calligraphy. A preeminent scribe, Bocskay assembled a vast selection of contemporary and historic scripts. Years later, a ..."
"Artists' collections often provide fascinating insights into the creative process. Knowing it internally, the collecting artist has an acute sensitivity, respect, and love for this mysterious phenomenon-its origins, its exploratory twists and turns, and its sometimes daunting standards of perfection. This yields a particular relationship between the collector and the collection-not one of subject to object, but rather a sympathetic and ..."
"These lavish volumes feature highlights of five of the collections in the J. Paul Getty Museum. Each volume contains between seventy-five and one hundred objects, handsomely reproduced in full color and described by members of the curatorial staff."
"The collection of European drawings in the J. Paul Getty Museum has been built up over a decade and a half. It includes drawings from the Italian Renaissance, and also the German and Swiss Renaissance. The emphasis of the collection, represented in this volume, is on major draftsmen, such as David, Durer, Gainsborough, Goya, Ingres, Piranesi, Poussin, Raphael, Rembrandt, Rubens, Tintoretto, Veronese and Watteau. Organized by national sc ..."
"Covers Milton Avery to Tom Wesselman alphabetically via the major French 19th Centuryartists (Corot, Degas, Delacroix, et al), Impressionists and Post ..."
"Catalogue of the Collections George R. Goldner, Lee Hendrix, Gloria Williams ...
The contrast between plastic and atmospheric values and the exaggeration of
proportions and color he favored were further emphasized in the ... Important
later works such as the Christ in Limbo (1535/36; Siena, Pinacoteca) and the
Annunciation (1545—1546; Sar— teano, SS. ... WILLIAM BLAKE London 1757—
1827 The son of a hosier, Blake entered Henry Par's ..."
Mira Calligraphiae Monumenta(1st Edition) Flora and Fauna from the Library of the Emperor Rudolf II: Nature Illuminated by LeeHendrix, Thea Vignau-Wilberg Hardcover, 64 Pages, Published 1997 by Thames & Hudson Ltd ISBN-13: 978-0-500-01790-6, ISBN: 0-500-01790-5
"Language:Chinese.HardCover Pub the Date: 1997. Pages: 64 in Publisher: Thames & Hudson Mira Calligraphiae include Monumenta is a flamboyant demonstration of two arts - calligraphy and miniature painting - which were produced in the court of Emperor Rudolf II This is a selection of its pages concentrating on the themes of flora and fauna."
"This fourth volume of the catalogue of the Getty's drawings collection reproduces and describes all the works acquired by the museum from 1995 to 1998, a time when particular emphasis was placed on strengthening the collections of French drawings. Included in this volume are Edouard Manet's Bullfight (ca. 1864), a self-portrait by a young Edgar Degas, Nicolas Puossin's Path Leading into a Forest Clearing, and A Lady Walking in a Garden ..."