Great Paintings From The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Great Paintings From The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Curatorial Staff. Published by Harry N Abrams Inc, New York, NY, 1959. 1st Edition. Paper DJ. Folio (up to 15'' tall). Condition: Fine in Good DJ. Art work pasted to frontispiece is creased at top corner, balance of book excellent. No Pg Count. LCCN 58-8848. A selection from the European collections presented by the Curatorial Staff. A rich display of some of the triumphs of American collecting and curatorship, from the fabulous wealth of New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Beginning with the early Italian and Flemish masters and going to the French Post-Impressionists, in masterworks of superlative quality, the great painters are here. The large color plates of this book - hand-tipped and meticulously printed in full color and gold - have been carefully selected by the Metropolitan's painting department to show the whole sweep of European painting, in 60 brilliant examples. In addition, there are 24 monochrome reproductions, with details, and including the Museum's two great recent acquisitions, the so-called Merode Altarpice and the spectacular Vision of the Apocalypse, by El Greco. Description text copyright 2005 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 9311.