A Renaissance treasury
Subtitle: the Flagg collection of European decorative arts and sculpture
By: Laurie Winters, in collaboration with Joseph R. Bliss ; essays by Charles Avery, Russell Bowman ; entries by Joseph R. Bliss ... [et al.]
Contributors: Bliss, Joseph R.; Avery, Charles.; Bowman, Russell, 1946-; Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.; Milwaukee Art Museum.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Hudson Hills Press in association with Milwaukee Art Museum
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 176
Subjects: Flagg, Richard, 1906- -- Art collections -- Exhibitions.; Flagg, Erna, 1906- -- Art collections -- Exhibitions.; Art, Renaissance -- Exhibitions.; Art, European -- Exhibitions.; Art -- Wisconsin -- Milwaukee -- Exhibitions.
Genres: Exhibitions.
Description: "The Richard and Erna Flagg collection, formed over six decades and given and loaned to the Milwaukee Art Museum in 1991, is one of the most important single donations of earlier European decorative arts to an American museum. It includes unique and historically significant objects that provide insight into the culture, religion, and history of the Renaissance and Baroque periods.

Although enormously varied in style and country of origin, these works are united in their emphasis on virtuoso displays of craftsmanship, technical innovation, intricate artistry, and precious materials."--BOOK JACKET. "A Renaissance Treasury catalogues 112 objects in all; of these, 77 are reproduced, mostly in color, with authoritative commentary on their formal, social, and religious significance."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-172) and index.
This publication is issued in conjunction with the exhibition of the same name held at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Ala., Apr. 17-Jun. 14, 1999 and at five other locations from Aug. 1, 1998-Jan. 2, 2000.