Title: Luigi Valadier /
Authors: González-Palacios, Alvar,; Salomon, Xavier F., 1979-; Valadier, Luigi, 1726-1785.; Frick Collection
Year: 2018
Subjects: Valadier, Luigi, Exhibitions.; Valadier, Luigi,; Valadier, Luigi; Silverwork Italy Rome History Exhibitions.; Silverwork; Italy Rome
Abstract: Of the many artists who flourished in Rome during the eighteenth century, the silversmith Luigi Valadier (1726-1785) was particularly admired by popes, royalty, and aristocrats across Europe. Luigi Valadier: Splendor in Eighteenth-Century Rome, co-curated by Alvar González-Palacios and Xavier F. Salomon, will bring together more than sixty extradordinary works by the renowned silversmith in celebration of his unsurpassed technical expertise and avant-garde aesthetic.