Splendor and elegance
Subtitle: European decorative arts and drawings from the Horace Wood Brock Collection
By: with essays by Horace Wood Brock, Martin P. Levy, and Clifford S. Ackley.
Contributors: Levy, Martin; Ackley, Clifford S.; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: MFA Publications; D.A.P./Distributed Art Publishers
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston; New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9780878467389
Subjects: Brock, Horace W. -- Art collections -- Exhibitions; Decorative arts -- Europe -- Exhibitions; Decorative arts -- Private collections -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions; Prints, European -- Exhibitions; Prints -- Private collections -- New York (State) -- New York -- Exhibitions
Genres: Exhibitions
Other titles: Splendor & elegance
Description: "The collection of the prominent American economist Dr. Horace Woody" Brock spans from the decorative arts (most notably French and English objects from the eighteenth century) to Old Master drawings and paintings. Brock's interests encompass the philosophy of science, moral philosophy and aesthetics - concerns that directly inform his personal collecting strategy. Virtually every object in this volume has been selected according to Brock's highly original theory of beauty in design, which is brilliantly elucidated here. Splendor and Elegance celebrates Brock's particular vision of European art, showcasing some 150 objects in a variety of media. Highlights include a spectacular Flemish turtleshell cabinet-on-stand; one of the earliest long-case clocks by Andre-Charles Boulle; major examples of Chelsea, Meissen and Sevres porcelain; a powerful anatomical study by Peter Paul Rubens; and a fine group of eighteenth-century Venetian drawings, including Tiepolo's dramatic "Resurrection of Christ." An essay by antiques specialist Martin P. Levy identifies themes running through the decorative-arts collection, while MFA Boston curator Clifford S. Ackley highlights the collection's most remarkable drawings and paintings.""--Jacket.
Notes: Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Jan. 22-May 17, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references.