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HoughtonRevisited[来自霍顿的大师作品]
- 作者
- 出版社 RoyalAcademyofArts,London
- 出版时间 2013年9月
- ISBN 9781907533501
- 定价 881.30
内容简介
ThisnewbookoffersaportraitofaperfectlypreservedEnglishcountryhouseandthemagnificentartcollectionofitsformerowner,SirRobertWalpole(1676–1745),Britain’sfirstprimeminister.WalpoleamassedadazzlingarrayofOldMasters,includingpaintingsbyVanDyck,Poussin,Rubens,andRembrandt,andhiredcelebrateddecoratorWilliamKenttodesigntheinteriorsofHoughtonHallspecificallytoshowcasethem.ButwhenWalpoledied,hisfamilywasshockedtofindthathehadamassedhugedebt,andwereforcedtosellthetreasuredcollection—toCatherinetheGreat,EmpressofRussia.Now,thesemasterpiecesarereturningtoHoughtonHall.EssaysuncoverthewondersofWalpole’scollectionandtraceitsjourneytotheStateHermitageMuseuminSaintPetersburg,towhichmostoftheworksnowbelong.
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