Age of the marvelous

Author

Kenseth, Joy (Editor); Mirollo, James V.; Welu, James A.; Ashworth, William B.; MacDougall, Elisabeth B.; Weil, Mark S.; Wheelock, Arthur K.; Filipczak, Zirka Zaremba; Trautman, Ann; Karcheski, Walter; Goldfarb, Hilliard; Guenther, Liz; Hart, Katherine

Document type

Catalogue d'exposition

Language

English

Source

Age of the marvelous. 1991, 485 p., [12] p. of pl., ill. (17 col.); bibliogr.; index

ISBN

0944722091

Publisher

Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Exhibition comprised of 225 works of art, cartographic materials, illustrated texts, natural specimens and scientific apparatus, designed to show the depth and breadth of 16th-17th c. European interest in the marvelous. Organized into five sections: historical antecedents; the Kunst- und Wunderkammer; natural; artificial; and supernatural marvels. Essays include an introduction by Joy Kenseth; James V. Mirollo on the aesthetics of the marvelous; Joy Kenseth on curiosity cabinets; James A. Welu on cartography; William B. Ashworth on anthropology and zoology; Elisabeth B. MacDougall on botany; Mark S. Weil on theaters, festivals and gardens; Arthur K. Wheelock on trompe-l'oeil painting; and Zirka Zaremba Filipczak on Christian miracles. Catalogue by Joy Kenseth, Ann Trautman, Walter Karcheski, Hilliard Goldfarb, Liz Guenther and Katherine Hart.

Exhibition

• 21 Sept-24 Nov 1991 ; Dartmouth College, Hood Museum of Art ; Hanover (NH, USA) ; United States
• 24 May-25 Aug 1992 ; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ; Houston (TX, USA) ; United States
• 25 Jan-22 Mar 1992 ; North Carolina Museum of Art ; Raleigh (NC, USA) ; United States
• 6 Oct 1992-3 Jan 1993 ; High Museum of Art ; Atlanta (GA, USA) ; United States

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800
• Marvelous, The
• Europe
• 1500-1700
• Art
• Cartography
• Illustration
• Scientific instruments
• Cabinets of curiosities
• Nature
• Aesthetics
• Anthropology
• Zoology
• Botany
• Theater (genre)
• Festivals
• Gardens
• Trompe-l'oeil
• Painting
• Miracles
• Christianity
• Exhibitions

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800
• Merveilleux, Le
• Europe
• 1500-1700
• Art
• Cartographie
• Illustration
• Instrument scientifique
• Cabinet de curiosités
• Nature
• Esthétique
• Anthropologie
• Zoologie
• Botanique
• Théâtre (genre)
• Fête
• Jardin
• Trompe-l'oeil
• Peinture
• Miracle
• Christianisme
• Exposition

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920401-00424609

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