Research Catalog

Title

Laurent Amiot : Canadian master silversmith / René Villeneuve.

Author

Villeneuve, René

Publication

• Ottawa : National Gallery of Canada ; Vancouver : Figure 1 Publishing, 2018.
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Amiot, Laurent, 1764-1839.
• National Gallery of Canada, host institution

Description

256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 31 cm

Summary

"Laurent Amiot was born in Quebec City in 1764, and after a first apprenticeship stayed in Paris for five years to perfect his artistic training. He returned to his hometown in the spring of 1787, acquainted with the latest European stylistic trends, mastering the art of composition and possessing a solid technique. He opened a workshop in the Old City the following year, inaugurating a fruitful practice that spans five decades. This illustrated catalog, containing some 80 works on display, is published on the occasion of the presentation of the first retrospective devoted to the artist. Three chapters highlight the fundamental role of Amiot's contribution to the development of art in Canada."--Provided by publisher.

Alternative Title

Canadian master silversmith

Subjects

• Silverwork
• Québec
• Exhibition catalogs
• History
• 1800-1899
• Silverwork > Québec (Province) > History > 19th century > Exhibitions
• Amiot, Laurent, 1764-1839 > Exhibitions
• Silversmiths > Québec (Province) > Biography

Genre/Form

• Exhibition catalogs.
• History.

Note

• Published in conjunction with the exhibition organized by the National Gallery of Canada and presented in Ottawa from May 11 to September 23, 2018.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-255) and index.

Contents

Foreword -- Preface -- The recognition of a master -- The professional life of a Canadian master silversmith -- A silversmith and his work -- Appendix: maker's marks of Laurent Amiot -- List of works -- List of figures.

Call Number

JQG 19-139

ISBN

• 9781773270418
• 1773270419

LCCN

2017473897

OCLC

1035266765

Author

Villeneuve, René author.

Title

Laurent Amiot : Canadian master silversmith / René Villeneuve.

Publisher

Ottawa : National Gallery of Canada ; Vancouver : Figure 1 Publishing, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-255) and index.

Chronological Term

1800-1899

Added Author

Amiot, Laurent, 1764-1839. Works. Selections.

National Gallery of Canada, host institution.

Research Call Number

JQG 19-139