| Description |
xiv, 200 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Preface and Acknowledgements / Nicholas Penny -- 1. Feast Days and Salerooms -- 2. Tribute and Triumph -- 3. The First Exhibitions of the British Institution -- 4. The Old Master Exhibition Established -- 5. German Scholarship in Manchester and Dresden -- 6. Patriotism and the Art Exhibition -- 7. Botticelli in the Service of Fascism -- 8. The Redirection of Taste in Florence and Paris -- 9. Enduring Legacies |
| Summary |
"When and why did large-scale exhibitions of Old Master paintings begin, and how have they evolved through the centuries? In this book an eminent art historian examines the intriguing history and significance of these international art exhibitions."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Art, European -- Exhibitions -- History.
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Art, European -- Exhibitions -- History.
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Art -- Exhibitions -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs.
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History.
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| LC no. |
00040836 |
| ISBN |
0300085346 |
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