Pleasure and Piety: The Art of Joachim Wtewael by Clifton, James

Princeton University Press, March 2015. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. used hardcover in a dust jacket. jacket is slightly worn about the edges, but with no tears and not price clipped. pages and binding are clean, straight and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws.

Princeton University Press. New. Brand New.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

First edition, first printing hardcover, which is in fine condition (see photos) and signed and inscribed by the editor. There is one small indentation on the back of the book (see photos). Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap, box it, and ship it with tracking.A brilliant colorist and masterful storyteller, Dutch mannerist Joachim Wtewael (1566–1638) wielded a remarkably skilled brush and the technical ability to show it off in intricate compositions. He took inspiration from a wide range of biblical and mythological sources to create imaginative, often quite erotic scenes. While such pictures were prized in Wtewael's time, more recently they were hidden away―behind other paintings, in leather folders on bookshelves, and in the reserves of great museums. This richly illustrated volume brings together more than fifty of Wtewael's finest paintings and drawings, from a small jewel-like picture on copper depicting Mars and Venus to large-scale mannerist showpieces such as The Martyrdom of… Read More

Princeton Univ Pr, 2015. Hardcover. New. 210 pages. 12.00x10.00x1.00 inches.

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, 2015. Book. New. Cloth. 210 pages. Color illustrations. Still in shrinkwrap. Published on the occasion of the exhibition from the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC June 28 - October 4, 2015. Exhibition Checklist. .

Princeton University Press. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Princeton Univ Pr, 2015. Hardcover. New. 210 pages. 12.00x10.00x1.00 inches.

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