Published to accompany the landmark opening of the V&A's new Europe 1600 - 1800 galleries, The Arts of Living explores the breadth, depth and beauty of the V&A's seventeenth- and eighteenth-century collections. Written by a team of experts, this book provides an overview of more than two centuries of cultural development and artistic endeavour. Masterpieces such as the Serilly Cabinet and Gian Lorenzo Bernini's terracotta for his funeral monument the Blessed Ludovica Albertoni are contextualized alongside discussions of Louis XIV's patronage and the seventeenth-century Dutch interior. Many works are shown for the first time, including Count Bruhl's Meissen fountain and actor David Garrick's tea service.
Edited by:
Elizabeth Miller,
Hilary Young
Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 260mm,
Width: 235mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 1.070kg
ISBN: 9781851778072
ISBN 10: 1851778071
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 02 November 2015
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
1. RELIGION AND STATE -- Catholicism Across the Globe, Kirstin Kennedy -- War, Angus Patterson -- Jewish Traditions, Louise Hofman -- Death and Commemoration, Ana Debenedetti -- Louis XIV, Lesley Ellis Miller and Corinne Thepaut-Cabasset -- Catholicism in the Age of Enlightenment, Lesley Ellis Miller and Rosie Mills -- Madame de Pompadour, Barbara Lasic -- Catherine the Great, Alicia Robinson -- Representing the Revolution, Frances Rankine -- Napoleon and Josephine, Elizabeth Bisley -- 2. EXPLORING AND CLASSIFYING THE WORLD -- Global Trade, Hilary Young -- Spanish America, Kirstin Kennedy -- Asian Imports and Their Imitations, Hilary Young -- Africans in European Art, Dawn Hoskin -- Collecting, Elizabeth Miller -- A Paper Museum, Susan Owens -- The Encyclopedie, Rowan Watson -- 3. ARCHITECTURE, INTERIORS AND GARDENS, Reinventing Classical Architecture, Maurice Howard -- The Dutch Interior, Elizabeth Miller -- Cabinet Furniture, Nick Humphrey -- Telling the Time, Tessa Murdoch -- Panelled Room from La Tournerie, Joanna Norman -- Furnishing the Parisian Townhouse, Joanna Norman -- Supplying the Market for Luxury Furniture, Sarah Medlam -- Buying and Selling Luxury Goods in Paris, Catrin Jones -- Supplying Local Markets, Loraine Long -- The Serilly Cabinet, Barbara Lasic -- Gardens, Lucy Trench -- 4. SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIFE -- Performance, Joanna Norman -- Drinking Rituals of Faith, Love and Loyalty, Angela McShane -- Hunting, Angus Patterson -- Grand Dining, Hilary Young -- The Social Life of the Salon, Catrin Jones -- Tea, Coffee and Chocolate, Hilary Young -- Music at Home, Joanna Norman -- Games and Gaming, Elizabeth Bisley -- Writing, Barbara Lasic -- Spinning and Needlework, Clare Browne -- The Toilette and the Bedroom, Sarah Medlam -- 5. FASHION AND DRESS -- Male Adornment, Lesley Ellis Miller -- Silks and Fashion, Lesley Ellis Miller -- Lace in Fashion, Clare Browne -- Accessories, Heike Zech -- Revolution to Empire Fashion, Jenny Lister
Elizabeth Miller is Senior Curator of prints at the V&A. and a member of the Europe Galleries concept team. She has written extensively on prints in the Italian Renaissance home and the Petrucci Pavement and is author of 16th-Century Italian Ornament Prints (V&A, 1999). Hilary Young is Senior Curator of ceramics at the V&A. and a member of the Europe Galleries concept team. His publications include English Porcelain, 1745 - 95 (V&A, 1999), Elegant Eating (V&A, 2002) and Masterpieces of World Ceramics (V&A, 2008).
