This volume brings together 80 of the finest masterpieces in the collection of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, all richly illustrated in color. These magnificent works, which reflect the eclectic taste of renowned art collector Calouste Gulbenkian I 1896-1955), include paintings by Rubens, Fragonard, Gainsborough, Turner, and Manet; jewelry by Lalique and silver from services produced for thc nobility of Russia and Western Europe; Roman medallions; Ottoman ceramics; Japanese lacquerware; and books and textiles from ...
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This volume brings together 80 of the finest masterpieces in the collection of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, all richly illustrated in color. These magnificent works, which reflect the eclectic taste of renowned art collector Calouste Gulbenkian I 1896-1955), include paintings by Rubens, Fragonard, Gainsborough, Turner, and Manet; jewelry by Lalique and silver from services produced for thc nobility of Russia and Western Europe; Roman medallions; Ottoman ceramics; Japanese lacquerware; and books and textiles from both the Eastern and Western worlds. Published to accompany an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, this stunning book offers dazzling testimony to Gulbenkian's devotion to quality. As a collector -- whether of ancient Egyptian pieces, Islamic works, or European painting and decorative arts -- Gulbenkian acquired "only the best".
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Add this copy of "Only the Best": to cart. $10.00, very good condition, Sold by Waugh Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lawrence, KS, UNITED STATES, published 1999 by Metropolitan Museum of Art / Abrrams.
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Very good + Masterpieces of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon. With President & Chairman's and Directors' Forewords. Sm 4to. In illustrated, glossy wrappers. Frontis color photographic image of mustard barrels. 163 pages, with Selected Bibliography. Illustrated with color photographic images. No names or marks. Exhibition catalogue.
