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- catalog abstract ""Treasures of Florence: The Medici Collection 1400-1700 reunites the most beautiful jewellery and ornaments in the Medici collection from the 15th to 18th centuries. Although today these objects are distributed among several Florentine museums, they are presented here together. The book divides the fascinating history of the Medici family into a series of chapters each devoted to a major patron within the dynasty. These chapters provide a detailed history and description of the objects and their makers and the reasons they were commissioned or purchased. Vivid color photography, much of it especially commissioned, faithfully conveys the opulent beauty of this magnificent collection." "Originally bankers and merchants, the Medicis became identified as supporters of the workers and artisans of Florence in the late 14th century. Early in the 15th century the family began 300 years of almost uninterrupted control as popular leaders of the city. After his death in 1464, Cosimo, the first of the ruling Medicis, was given the title Pater Patriae (the father of his country) by his people. It was his grandson Lorenzo (the Magnificent) who patronised Botticelli, da Vinci, and Michelangelo." "The focus of the Medicis' collection was jewellery, gems, cameos, ornaments and exotic objects. It also included antique vases made using the pietra-dura technique, whose value was increased through elaborate borders made of gold, silver or enamel. Many were collected by Lorenzo il Magnifico. Treasures of Florence boasts a rich variety, from the works of Benvenuto Cellini, through Baroque art, to exotic pieces from Asia, Mexico, and India. The final chapter examines the exquisite jewels which belonged to the Elector Anna Maria Ludovica, the last ruler of the Medici dynasty."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Medici collection, 1400-1700".
- catalog alternative "Tesori dalle collezioni medicee. English.".
- catalog contributor b10613933.
- catalog contributor b10613934.
- catalog contributor b10613935.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description ""Treasures of Florence: The Medici Collection 1400-1700 reunites the most beautiful jewellery and ornaments in the Medici collection from the 15th to 18th centuries. Although today these objects are distributed among several Florentine museums, they are presented here together. The book divides the fascinating history of the Medici family into a series of chapters each devoted to a major patron within the dynasty. These chapters provide a detailed history and description of the objects and their makers and the reasons they were commissioned or purchased. Vivid color photography, much of it especially commissioned, faithfully conveys the opulent beauty of this magnificent collection." "Originally bankers and merchants, the Medicis became identified as supporters of the workers and artisans of Florence in the late 14th century. Early in the 15th century the family began 300 years of almost uninterrupted control as popular leaders of the city. After his death in 1464, Cosimo, the first of the ruling Medicis, was given the title Pater Patriae (the father of his country) by his people. It was his grandson Lorenzo (the Magnificent) who patronised Botticelli, da Vinci, and Michelangelo." "The focus of the Medicis' collection was jewellery, gems, cameos, ornaments and exotic objects. It also included antique vases made using the pietra-dura technique, whose value was increased through elaborate borders made of gold, silver or enamel. Many were collected by Lorenzo il Magnifico. Treasures of Florence boasts a rich variety, from the works of Benvenuto Cellini, through Baroque art, to exotic pieces from Asia, Mexico, and India. The final chapter examines the exquisite jewels which belonged to the Elector Anna Maria Ludovica, the last ruler of the Medici dynasty."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "The treasures of the Medici : from objects of wonder to the organization of knowledge / Cristina Acidini Luchinat -- The formation of the fifteenth-century collection, its dispersion and the return to Florence of the Medici treasures / Mario Scalini -- The Medici collections at the time of Cosimo I and Francesco I / Anna Maria Massinelli -- The Medici collection of gems during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries / Mariarita Casarosa Guadagni -- The Medici collection of gems from the seventeenth century until the end of the dynasty (1743) / Mariarita Casarosa Guadagni -- The symbols of power : dukes and grand dukes / Maria Sframeli -- The grand ducal workshops at the time of Ferdinando I and Cosimo II / Annamaria Giusti -- Curios and exotica in the Medici collections / Mario Scalini -- Private treasures at the time of Ferdinando II / Mario Scalini -- Golden twilight : the reign of Cosimo III / Annamaria Giusti -- The gems of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Electress Palatine / Maria Sframeli.".
- catalog extent "227 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Treasures of Florence.".
- catalog identifier "3791318454 (German ed.)".
- catalog identifier "3791318675 (English ed.)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Treasures of Florence.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng ita".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Munich ; New York : Prestel,".
- catalog relation "Treasures of Florence.".
- catalog spatial "Italy Florence.".
- catalog subject "Art Private collections Italy Florence.".
- catalog subject "Art objects Private collections Italy Florence.".
- catalog subject "Art objects, Italian.".
- catalog subject "Decorative arts Private collections Italy Florence.".
- catalog subject "Medici, House of Art collections.".
- catalog subject "N5273.2.M43 T74 1997".
- catalog tableOfContents "The treasures of the Medici : from objects of wonder to the organization of knowledge / Cristina Acidini Luchinat -- The formation of the fifteenth-century collection, its dispersion and the return to Florence of the Medici treasures / Mario Scalini -- The Medici collections at the time of Cosimo I and Francesco I / Anna Maria Massinelli -- The Medici collection of gems during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries / Mariarita Casarosa Guadagni -- The Medici collection of gems from the seventeenth century until the end of the dynasty (1743) / Mariarita Casarosa Guadagni -- The symbols of power : dukes and grand dukes / Maria Sframeli -- The grand ducal workshops at the time of Ferdinando I and Cosimo II / Annamaria Giusti -- Curios and exotica in the Medici collections / Mario Scalini -- Private treasures at the time of Ferdinando II / Mario Scalini -- Golden twilight : the reign of Cosimo III / Annamaria Giusti -- The gems of Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, Electress Palatine / Maria Sframeli.".
- catalog title "Medici collection, 1400-1700".
- catalog title "Treasures of Florence : the Medici collection, 1400-1700 / edited by Cristina Acidini Luchinat ; with contributions by Cristina Acidini Luchinat ... [et al. ; translated by Eve Leckey].".
- catalog type "text".