Islamic art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century / edited by Giovanni Curatola ; [exhibition curated by Giovanni Curatola ; catalogue essays, Alberto Boralevi, Giovanni Curatola [and seven others] ; English translations, Stephen Tobin].

Published:: Firenze, Italia : Giunti Editore S.p.A., 2018.
Copyright Date:: ©2018
Edition:: First edition.
Physical Description:: 351 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm
Additional Creators:: Curatola, Giovanni, Boralevi, Alberto, Tobin, Stephen, and Museo nazionale del Bargello (Florence, Italy)

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Contents:

Florence alla domaschina / Giovanni Curatola -- Decorative arts between Florence and the Near East during the Renaissance: a dynamic scenario / Marco Spallanzani -- Islamic objects in the Florentine art of the Renaissance: fascination for the exotic becomes the 'modern manner' Catarina Schmidt Arcangeli -- Levantine ceramics imported to Florence in the Renaissance and their influence on local production / Marino Marini -- Islamic metal artifacts in Italy up to the 16th century / Claus-Peter Haase -- Florence amd Islamic facrics / Elisa Gagliardi Mangilli -- Collecting oriental carpets in Florence / Alberto Boralevi -- The art of books / Claus-Peter Haase -- Islamic weapons in the Medici armories / Marco Merlo -- The collecting of Islamic art in Florence in the 19th and 20th centuries / Alessandro Diana.

Summary:

"This sumptuous exhibition of Islamic art is curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi in partnership with the Museo Nazionale del Bargello. It offers visitors a unique opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. It is the result of an international scholarly advisory board which has been working with dedication for two years to select the exhibits and to prepare the catalogue with essays rich in scientific and historical research, designed to illustrate the extremely important role that Florence played in interfaith and intercultural exchange between the 15th and the early 20th centuries, not to mention Florence's age-old interest in the Islamic world. The leading role in this joint venture by the Uffizi and the Bargello is played by Islamic art with its superb carpets, its damascened acquamaniles and vases, its enamelled glass, its rock crystal, its ivory and its lustreware."--

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ISBN:

9788809872851 (hardback)
8809872851 (hardback)

Note:

"Aula Magliabechiana, Delle Gallerie Degli Uffizi, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, 22 June - 23 September 2018"--title page verso.

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [340]-351).

Source of Acquisition:

Purchased with funds from the Roy Laurens Bovard Renaissance Fund ; 2018

Endowment Note:

Roy Laurens Bovard Renaissance Fund

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