Vasemania :

McCormick, Heather Jane.

Vasemania : neoclassical form and ornament in Europe : selections from the Metropolitan Museum of Art / Neoclassical form and ornament in Europe. Heather Jane McCormick, Hans Ottomeyer ; with contributions by Master's and Doctoral students of the Bard Graduate Center ; Stefanie Walker, editor. - New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, 2004. - xi, 194 pages. : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Bard Graduate Center, New York, July 22-Oct. 17, 2004.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-188) and index.

Collecting neoclassical decorative art at The metropolitan museum of art / Heather Jane McCormick -- The metamorphosis of the neoclassical vase / Hans Ottomeyer -- The Hamilton collection and its influence -- The vase as a template for artists and early neoclassicism -- Tradition and innovation at the royal manufactories -- Technical discoveries and the commercial marketing of the vase -- Neoclassicism and the new aesthetic in silver -- The vase as ornament in furniture and furnishings -- The vase as a design element in interiors -- Symbol to satire: the vase as icon.

0300099347 (cl : alk. paper) 0300103999 9780300103991

2004107910


Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)--Exhibitions.


Vases--Europe--Exhibitions.
Neoclassicism (Art)--Europe--Exhibitions.
Vases in art--Exhibitions.

NK 9558 / .M137 2004