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Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present

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By (author): Claudia Wagner John Boardman

Exhibiting the mastery of the gem-engraver from prehistory to the present, Masterpieces in Miniature offers a survey of the finest products of the gems craft over millennia. The creation of miniature intaglios - or incised carvings - which could be impressed on clay or wax was one of the earliest crafts of civilisation. To this the Greeks added relief cameos, while comparable skills were lavished on the decoration of metal finger rings. These artefacts record subjects of significance for their period and place but are also the direct expression of an artist's skills and imagination. Engraved gems were collected first by the ancient Romans and then throughout the Renaissance were a source for knowledge of `classical' subjects and styles, when they were copied - from Michelangelo to Rubens - by the foremost artists of the day. There was a strong revival of the craft in the Neo-classical period of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, when European collectors - many undertaking their Grand Tour of the continent - made new collections, several of which form the basis for those held in major museums today. The gemstones explored and illustrated here are from a distinguished collection made in the earlier twentieth century by a notable connoisseur of ancient art. Many originate from named older European collections and were previously unknown to scholars and collectors. The authors offer a balanced selection of earlier eastern and Greek stones, alongside others from the Neo-classical era, that will delight all lovers of antiquity and art. See more
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  • Weight: 1402g
  • Dimensions: 297 x 248mm
  • Publication Date: 26 Feb 2018
  • Publisher: Philip Wilson Publishers Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781781300626

About Claudia WagnerJohn Boardman

Claudia Wagner is Director of the gems database at the Beazley Archive at the University of Oxford and Senior Lecturer at Lady Margaret Hall Oxford. She is joint author with John Boardman of seven books devoted to the study and publication of ancient gems including The Guy Ladriere Collection of Gems and Rings (Philip Wilson Publishers 2015) and The Beverley Collection of Gems at Alnwick Castle (Philip Wilson Publishers 2016) both co-written with Diana Scarisbrick. Sir John Boardman FBA is Emeritus Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art at the University of Oxford. His many books include The History of Greek Vases (2006) The Oxford History of Classical Art (1997) The Oxford History of the Classical World (1986) and The World of Ancient Art (2006).

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