Museum Schnuttgen: The guide to the collection

Hardback

Main Details

Title Museum Schnuttgen: The guide to the collection
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Moritz Woelk
By (author) Manuela Beer
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:432
Category/GenreThe arts -miscellaneous
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections
ISBN/Barcode 9783777428963
ClassificationsDewey:708.35514
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrations, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Hirmer Verlag
Imprint Hirmer Verlag
Publication Date 25 July 2019
Publication Country Germany

Description

The new guide to the collection of the Museum Schnutgen offers a compact, chronological overview of the internationally famous, high - quality and multi - faceted collection of the museum. The volume presents some 250 works from the various sections of the col lection in an attractive manner and with the latest research findings. The publication assembles works from the different art genres which form the unique diversity of the collection, from late Antiquity to the nineteenth century, from sculpture to ivory c arvings and from gold work to textile art. Trenchant and informative contributions explain the individual objects and their unique features as well as their importance for the collection. The book addresses a wide public with its clearly written texts and lavish illustrations. Additional sections on the scholarly classification and discussion of the research surrounding the artworks also make the volume an important reference work for specialists

Author Biography

Moritz Woelk is an art historian and director of the Museum Schnutgen. Manuela Beer is deputy director of the Museum Schnutgen.