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This elegant exhibition catalog includes sixty-six works of art by this virtuoso sculptor, plus accompanying essays. Born in The Hague, Adriaen de Vries worked with the official sculptor to the Medici dukes beginning in 1580s, and in 1601 he was appointed official court sculptor to Rudolf II in Prague, where he worked until his death. Some of his best-known works are illustrated and described in this comprehensive volume, including the Bust of Emperor Rudolph II, the fountain Mercury and Cupid, Psyche Born Aloft by Putti, Juggling Man and The Wrestlers.

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An elegant catalogue of sixty-six sculptures by Adriaen de Vries, along with essays on his life and work.
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ISBN:
9780892365531
Author:
Scholten, Frits
Author:
Vries, Adriaen De
Author:
null, Frits
Author:
Mulcahy, Rosemarie
Publisher:
Oxford University Press, USA
Subject:
Individual Artist
Subject:
Art
Subject:
Sculpture
Subject:
European
Subject:
Bronze sculpture
Subject:
Vries, Adriaen de
Subject:
Architecture | History | 17th C European
Subject:
Art and Architecture | History | 17th C European
Subject:
Sculpture & Installation
Subject:
Individual Artists - General
Subject:
Art & Architecture | History | 17th C European
Subject:
Art - Sculpture
Edition Description:
1
Series:
Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum
Publication Date:
20000231
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
238
Pages:
312
Dimensions:
12.1 x 9 x 1.3 in 4 lb
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