Making Marvels

Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe

Wolfram Koeppe, Noam Andrews, Florian Bayer , Ana Matisse Donefer-Hickie

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Metropolitan Museum of Art
10 December 2019

Art Treatments & Subjects

Innovation, technology, and spectacle combine in wondrous works of decorative art and furniture that embody the splendor and luxury of the royal courts of Europe

At once beautiful works of art and technological wonders, the objects featured in Making Marvels demonstrate how European royalty from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment signaled their status through their collections of ingeniously crafted inventions. Featuring 150 exemplary objects ranging from mechanical toys to scientific instruments, timepieces to automata, this groundbreaking study brings to life a glorious period when luxury, a quest for knowledge, scientific invention, and political power combined to produce remarkable works of art. More than frivolous playthings, these works inspired technical innovations that influenced a broad spectrum of activities, including astronomy, engineering, and artisanal craftsmanship.

This remarkable volume explores works in a wide range of materials, including precious metals, gemstones, pietra dura, marble, ivory, wood, bone, shell, glass, and paper. The book’s compelling essays address the layered historical context in which these objects were fashioned and gathered into cabinets of wonder at courts throughout Europe; elucidate their complex blending of art and science; and provide fascinating details about the patrons who commissioned them and the specialists who made them.

Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press

Exhibition Schedule:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

(November 25, 2019–March 1, 2020)

Contributions by: Noam Andrews, Florian Bayer, Ana Matisse Donefer-Hickie, Peter Plassmeyer
Edited by: Wolfram Koeppe
Imprint: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 298mm, Width: 241mm, Spine: 33mm
Weight: 2.134kg
ISBN: 9781588396778
ISBN 10: 1588396770
Pages: 308
Publication Date: 10 December 2019
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Wolfram Koeppe is Marina Kellen French Curator in the Department of European Sculpture and Decorative Arts at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Reviews for Making Marvels: Science and Splendor at the Courts of Europe

“Evokes an era when princes had laboratories and lathes, equipped with tools and machines that were great works of art - as well as the first executive toys”—James Hall, Times Literary Supplement 'Books of the Year'