Micromosaics
Subtitle: Highlights from the Gilbert Collection
Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum
Published: Dec 04, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781851779703
Description: "Expertly crafted from thousands of tiny and intricately arranged pieces, micromosaics appear at first glance to be miniature paintings. Closer inspection reveals the extraordinary skill of the virtuoso makers, who were able to create exquisite images brimming with drama and atmosphere. Focusing on 30 highlights from the V&A's superlative Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Collection, which includes some of the finest examples of micromosaics made, this new book explores the technical aspects of micromosaic construction, its roots in antiquity, their incredible popularity in the last quarter of the eighteenth century, and their evolution through the nineteenth century until the technique virtually vanished in the early 1900s." -- provided by publisher.
Notes: Source title: Micromosaics: Highlights from the Gilbert Collection