Limoges Enamels at the Frick Collection

The first catalog of the Frick's important collection of fifteenth-sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century Limoges enamels, this jewel-like book features major examples of works by some of the leading masters of the art, including the Penicaud brothers, Leonard Limousin, and the Master of the Large Foreheads. Forty-three highlights from the collection are accompanied by a brief commentary and stunning new photography. There is an illustrated essay by director of the Frick, Ian Wardropper, on the artistic significance, stylistic qualities, and craftsmanship of the collection, and a glossary of terms by the Frick's associate conservator Julia Day. AUTHOR: Ian Wardropper is the director of The Frick Collection, New York Julia Day is associate conservator at The Frick Collection, New York SELLING POINTS: . A new volume devoted to The Frick Collection's internationally important collection of French of 15th-, 16th- and early 17th-century enamels. . Representing most of the notable artists and covering many characteristic types and subjects, this New York collection constitutes a comprehensive survey of this medium at a distinguished level of quality 75 colour illustrations See more