A Rothschild Renaissance: Treasures from the... - Dora Thornton
A beautiful and sumptuously illustrated book presenting the highlights of Renaissance court treasuresThis book presents and explores the Waddesdon Bequest, the name given to the Kunstkammer or cabinet…
Specifikacia A Rothschild Renaissance: Treasures from the... - Dora Thornton
A beautiful and sumptuously illustrated book presenting the highlights of Renaissance court treasuresThis book presents and explores the Waddesdon Bequest, the name given to the Kunstkammer or cabinet collection of Renaissance treasures which was bequeathed to the British Museum by Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild, MP in 1898. The Bequest is named after Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, a fairy tale French chateau built by Baron Ferdinand from 1874-83, where the collection was housed during his lifetime. As a major Jewish banking family, the Rothschilds were the greatest collectors of the nineteenth century, seeking not only the finest craftsmanship in their treasures, but also demonstrating great discernment and a keen sense of historical importance in selecting them. Baron Ferdinand's aim, often working in rivalry with his cousins, was to possess a special room filled with
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