Rendezvous with Art
Author(s): Philippe De Montebello (Director, Metropolitan Museum of Art)
This book is about how we experience art, how we look at it, how we think about it. It is structured in the form of a series of conversations in some of the best-known museums in the world, but also outside the museums, where we often look upon art in a completely different way. The two protagonists are Philippe de Montebello, Director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York for 31 years to 2008, and the art critic Martin Gayford. In the process, both men convey, with subtlety and brilliance, the delights and significance of their subject matter.
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Sure to provoke a response . . . The premise two art experts look at some of the world s most magnificent works in tandem is a good one, offering readers guided tours of the Louvre, the Prado, the Palazzo Pitti, and other prestigious institutions. . . . The book adds an ingenious twist to the classic approach to art criticism. Considerable insights into the featured art. "
General Fields
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- : Thames & Hudson Ltd
- : Thames & Hudson Ltd
- : 01 June 2014
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 September 2014
- : books
Special Fields
- : Philippe De Montebello (Director, Metropolitan Museum of Art)
- : Hardback
- : 914
- : 709
- : 248
- : 75 colour illustrations