Hess, Catherine - Italian Maiolica: Catalogue of the Collections: The J. Paul Getty Museum

Malibu, California, The J. Paul Getty Museum, 1988. Hardbound. Blue gilt titled cloth, with glossy white & color-illustrated dust jacket. 127 pp. profusely illustrated in color and bw. Documents examples of Italian maiolica found in the Getty Museum collections. "Today's visitor, passing through a fair-zied vestibule connecting two paintings galleries, encounters a small collection of Italian maiolica that is, piece for piece, one of the finest in existence. Most of the important centers and styles are represented. The best pieces astonish the connoisseur as well as the layman, whether they are the robust early Florentine vessel with oak-leaf decoration or the suave Mannerist Venetian dish with grotesque ornament." (foreword) The annotated and illustrated catalogue presents 36 pieces, using multible views of each piece, and at least one in color. Nice!. VG/VG .

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