{"product_id":"morgan-the-collector","title":"MORGAN –The Collector","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe essays in this lavishly illustrated volume offer a multi-faceted portrait of American financier J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) as a collector of art. A riveting exploration of Morgan’s acquisitions from antiquities to medieval manuscripts to Old Master paintings and European decorative arts, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMorgan—The Collector\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e introduces the reader to how and why he amassed his vast collection. The lively essays also serve as a tribute to Linda Roth, curator at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, who dedicated much of her forty-year career to researching Morgan and the over 1,500 works from his collection now in the museum. This much-needed publication focuses on Morgan as a collector and is directed at both a scholarly and more general audience that is interested in the history of collecting, America in the Gilded Age, Pierpont Morgan, and European art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arnoldsche","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54256425566552,"sku":"9783897906792","price":51.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9783897906792.jpg?v=1777280436","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/morgan-the-collector","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}