Author: N/A.
Title: Masters of the Americas. In praise of thye Pre-Columbian artists.
Description: Antwerp/ Milan, Mercatorfonds/ 5 Continents Editions, 2005., Hardbound with illustrated (photo) dust-jacket in colour, 29,5x25,5cm, 408pp, with magnificent illustrations in color and b/w, bibliographie, index, new! ¶ The Dora and Paul Janssen Collection. This book presents one of the most outstanding groups of treasures of Pre-Columbian art assembled by a private collector. With comments from notable specialists on these civilizations, it offers the public access to the material in this private collection for the first time. Contributors include such distinguished specialists as Gillet Griffin, Sergio Purini, F. Kent Reilly, Peter David Joralemon, Dorie Reents-Budet and Elisabeth P. Benson. Highlights of the collection featured in the book include Zapotec ceramics, Aztec onyx figures, peruvian textiles, Olmec masks, Maya-jade and precolombian goldwork, all of outstanding quality and beauty. Version francais aviable/ Nederlandse versie verkrijgbaar.

Keywords: kunst precolunbiaanse meesterwerken Antwerpen Milaan collectie Olmeken Maya Azteken Inca Maitres maitres Ameriques ameriques Anvers Fonds Mercator Pre Columbian mercaterfonds arcade


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