Art of the royal court : treasures in Pietre Dure from the palaces of Europe /

作者：  Wolfram Koeppe and Annamaria Giusti ; with contributions by Cristina Acidini ... [et al.] ; edite...

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简介："In the royal and princely courts of Europe, artworks madeof multicolored semiprecious stones were passionately coveted objects. Known as pietre dure, or hardstones, thistype of artistic expression includes "paintings in stone";vessels and ornaments carved from a single piece of rare and brilliant lapis lazuli, chalcedony, jasper, or similarly prized substance; exquisite objects such as boxes, clocks, and jewelry that employed both the stonecutter's and the goldsmith's art; and portraits of nobles sculpted in variously colored stones." "Eight essays by European and American experts describe the individualized development of pietre dure in every European region, present the latest developments in scholarship, point out interrelationships between art and dynastic politics and between cultures, and elucidate a variety of techniques by which the works were made."--BOOKJACKET.