Author: PHILLIPS, CLAUDE
Title: The Later Work of Titian
Description: London: MacMillan, 1898. First Edition. Original cloth. Ex library copy. Library stamps & labels. Some plates foxed & soiled. Browning to title & adjacent pages, endpapers & pastedowns. Cover, spine & corners somewhat worn & soiled. Tipp-ex markings on spine. ; With plates & illustrations. Ex library copy. Library stamps & labels. Some plates foxed & soiled. Browning to title & adjacent pages, endpapers & pastedowns. Cover, spine & corners somewhat worn & soiled. Tipp-ex markings on spine. ; 27.2 x 18.3 x 1.4 cms; Sir Claude Phillips (1846–1924) was a prominent British art critic, historian, and museum curator. Best known for his role as the first Keeper of the Wallace Collection in London, he transformed the once-private collection into a respected public museum after its opening in 1900. A trained barrister who shifted to art criticism, Phillips wrote for leading publications including The Daily Telegraph, where he became widely read and influential. He was a champion of Old Master paintings and had a particular admiration for artists such as Titian, Velázquez, and Rembrandt. His writing was known for its elegant style and deep insight. Phillips was knighted in 1897 for his services to art and is remembered today for his scholarly yet accessible approach to art history, and for helping to shape modern museum curation in Britain.. Very Good .
Keywords: Painting Renaissance Venice Venetian School
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Title: The Later Work of Titian
Description: London: MacMillan, 1898. First Edition. Original cloth. Ex library copy. Library stamps & labels. Some plates foxed & soiled. Browning to title & adjacent pages, endpapers & pastedowns. Cover, spine & corners somewhat worn & soiled. Tipp-ex markings on spine. ; With plates & illustrations. Ex library copy. Library stamps & labels. Some plates foxed & soiled. Browning to title & adjacent pages, endpapers & pastedowns. Cover, spine & corners somewhat worn & soiled. Tipp-ex markings on spine. ; 27.2 x 18.3 x 1.4 cms; Sir Claude Phillips (1846–1924) was a prominent British art critic, historian, and museum curator. Best known for his role as the first Keeper of the Wallace Collection in London, he transformed the once-private collection into a respected public museum after its opening in 1900. A trained barrister who shifted to art criticism, Phillips wrote for leading publications including The Daily Telegraph, where he became widely read and influential. He was a champion of Old Master paintings and had a particular admiration for artists such as Titian, Velázquez, and Rembrandt. His writing was known for its elegant style and deep insight. Phillips was knighted in 1897 for his services to art and is remembered today for his scholarly yet accessible approach to art history, and for helping to shape modern museum curation in Britain.. Very Good .
Keywords: Painting Renaissance Venice Venetian School
Price: GBP 18.00 = appr. US$ 25.70 Seller: Literary Cat Books
- Book number: LCB63101
- Book number: LCB63101
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