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Massimo Listri. Cabinet of Curiosities. 40th Ed.

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The Wunderkammer, or cabinet of curiosities, saw collectors gathering objects from many strands of artistic, scientific, and intellectual endeavor, in an ambitious attempt to encompass all of humankind´s knowledge in a single room. From the Grand Duke Francesco I de´ Medici and Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to Archduke Ferdinand II of Habsburg, these aristocratic virtuosos acquired, selected, and displayed the objects in real-life catalogues that represented the entire world-spanning architecture, interior design, painting, sculpture, gemology, geology, botany, biology and taxonomy, astrology, alchemy, anthropology, ethnography, and history. Marvel at the unicorn horns (narwhal tusks), gems, rare coral growths, Murano glasswork, paintings and peculiar mechanical automata. Browse through illustrations of exotic and mythical creatures and discover the famed Coburg ivories, an astounding collection of crafted artifacts. These collections are nothing short of a journey through time, from the Renaissance and Age of Discovery, the Mannerist and Baroque periods, up to the present day. Many of these cabinets of curiosities no longer exist, others have been meticulously reconstructed, and new ones born. These marvelous cabinets of curiosities can now be explored by all in this collection. To realize this mammoth undertaking, Massimo Listri traveled to seven European countries over several decades; the result is a set of gorgeous photographs, an authoritative yet accessible introduction, and detailed commentary on each of the 19 chambers highlighting the most remarkable items in each collection. Discover how these timeless treasures both describe and defined civilization, the modern concept of the museum, and our very knowledge of the universe.mehr

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KlappentextThe Wunderkammer, or cabinet of curiosities, saw collectors gathering objects from many strands of artistic, scientific, and intellectual endeavor, in an ambitious attempt to encompass all of humankind´s knowledge in a single room. From the Grand Duke Francesco I de´ Medici and Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II to Archduke Ferdinand II of Habsburg, these aristocratic virtuosos acquired, selected, and displayed the objects in real-life catalogues that represented the entire world-spanning architecture, interior design, painting, sculpture, gemology, geology, botany, biology and taxonomy, astrology, alchemy, anthropology, ethnography, and history. Marvel at the unicorn horns (narwhal tusks), gems, rare coral growths, Murano glasswork, paintings and peculiar mechanical automata. Browse through illustrations of exotic and mythical creatures and discover the famed Coburg ivories, an astounding collection of crafted artifacts. These collections are nothing short of a journey through time, from the Renaissance and Age of Discovery, the Mannerist and Baroque periods, up to the present day. Many of these cabinets of curiosities no longer exist, others have been meticulously reconstructed, and new ones born. These marvelous cabinets of curiosities can now be explored by all in this collection. To realize this mammoth undertaking, Massimo Listri traveled to seven European countries over several decades; the result is a set of gorgeous photographs, an authoritative yet accessible introduction, and detailed commentary on each of the 19 chambers highlighting the most remarkable items in each collection. Discover how these timeless treasures both describe and defined civilization, the modern concept of the museum, and our very knowledge of the universe.
ZusammenfassungWunderkammern brachten den Menschen des 16. und 17. Jahrhunderts zum Staunen. Man blickte in eine Welt voller Naturwunder und Kostbarkeiten, die das Ordnungssystem des Universums spiegelten. Dieser Band führt uns durch die schönsten Sammlungen der Welt, in die Schatzkammer der Medici oder das Grüne Gewölbe Dresdens, und bietet nicht weniger als eine kleine Kulturgeschichte des "Wunderbaren".

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Kritik
"Von der Renaissance bis ins 18. Jahrhundert zelebrierte das Kuriositätenkabinett den Akt des Sammelns um des Sammelns willen - eine beinahe willkürliche Anhäufung naturgeschichtlicher Exemplare und anderer bizarrer Gegenstände." The Guardianmehr

Autor

Antonio Paolucci hat nach Abschluss des Kunstgeschichtsstudiums bei Roberto Longhi in Florenz seine Laufbahn bei den Beni Culturali begonnen. Er war Generaldirektor der Museen in Venedig, Verona und Mantua, leitete das Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florenz und fast zwanzig Jahre den Museumsverbund Florenz. Zuletzt war er von 2007 bis 2016 Direktor der Vatikanischen Museen. Als italienischer Renaissancespezialist verfasste er zahlreiche Museums- und Ausstellungskataloge, sowie Publikationen u. a. über Donatello, Piero delle Francesca, Michelangelo, Raffael und Benvenuto Cellini.
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