Research Catalog

Title

Bartholomeus Spranger : splendor and eroticism in imperial Prague, the complete works / Sally Metzler.

Author

Metzler, Sally

Publication

• New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2014]
• New Haven : Yale University Press
• ©2014

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Details

Additional Authors

• Spranger, Bartholomeus, 1546-1611.
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution

Description

380 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, portraits; 28 cm

Summary

"Celebrated for his erotically charged allegories with amorous couples entwined in intimate poses, Bartholomeus Spranger (1546-1611) was a leading master of Mannerism, working for influential patrons across Europe, including the Emperor Rudolf II in Prague, where he was known as one of the first truly international artists. This comprehensive book, the first publication devoted to Spranger's influential life and career, features nearly all the paintings, drawings and etchings by this artist from some of the most renowned museums and private collections in the world. Despite the widespread fame and influence he achieved during his lifetime, Spranger has become an elusive and misunderstood figure. This book rectifies that omission, examining Spranger's extraordinary life and work against the backdrop of European culture, politics and intellectual history and tracing his artistic journey from apprenticeship in Antwerp to triumph in Prague, with sojourns in France, Italy and Austria"--Distributor's website.

Alternative Title

Splendor and eroticism in imperial Prague

Subject

• Spranger, Bartholomeus, 1546-1611 > Exhibitions
• Spranger, Bartholomeus, 1546-1611 > Catalogues raisonnés
• Art, Netherlandish > 16th century > Exhibitions

Note

• Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, November 4, 2014-February 1, 2015.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-370) and index.

Call Number

(C.R.) MCH S766 14-9383

ISBN

• 9781588395474
• 1588395472
• 9780300208061
• 0300208065

OCLC

891955153

Author

Metzler, Sally, author.

Title

Bartholomeus Spranger : splendor and eroticism in imperial Prague, the complete works / Sally Metzler.

Publisher

New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2014]

Distributor

New Haven : Yale University Press

Copyright Date

©2014

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-370) and index.

Local Note

Catalogues Raisonnés Collection (NYPL, Art & Architecture).

Added Author

Spranger, Bartholomeus, 1546-1611. Works. Selections.

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), host institution.

Research Call Number

(C.R.) MCH S766 14-9383