Masterpieces of the J. Paul Getty Museum: European Sculpture

by J. Paul Getty

Book Overview

The Getty Museum's collection of European sculpture ranges in date from the late fifteenth century to the very early twentieth and includes a wide variety of media: marble, bronze, alabaster, terra-cotta, plaster, wood, ivory, and gold. The earliest sculpture is the mysterious Saint Cyricus by Francesco Laurana; the latest is a shield-like image of Medusa by the eccentric Italian sculptor Vincenzo Gemito. Among the more than forty works includes in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892365137
• ISBN13: 9780892365135
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.4" x 10.9"