![]() Hardcover (Bonded Leather) 35.00 40.00 Save 12 Current price is 35, Original price is 40. by Campbell Black, James Kahn, Rob Macgregor. The Foundation offers educational programs in art appreciation and horticulture. Dieser Artikel: Jane Austen (Barnes & Noble Collectible Classics: Omnibus Edition): Seven Novels (Barnes & Noble Leatherbound Classic Collection) 51,73 51, 73 Lieferung 5 Mär - 8. The Adventures of Indiana Jones (Barnes & Noble Collectible Editions) 608. Today, The Barnes Foundation maintains its gallery in Philadelphia, house in a new building designed by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, an arboretum in Merion, and an 18th-century farmhouse in Chester, PA, Ker-Feal, home to Barnes’s collection of American decorative arts. Having amassed a fortune developing Argyrol, an antiseptic silver compound, Barnes established his foundation in 1922, “to promote the advancement of education and the appreciation of the fine arts” and commissioned noted French architect Paul Philippe Cret to design a gallery in Merion, PA, for his impressive collection. One of the most widely read French authors famed for his historical fiction of high adventure, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) wrote more than a hundred plays and novels, including the famous Three Musketeers trilogy, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Man in the Iron Mask.His books have been translated into more than 100 languages. The wide-ranging collection is further enriched by examples of African art Native American ceramics, jewelry, and textiles Asian paintings, prints, and sculpture medieval manuscripts and sculpture old master paintings ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman art and American and European decorative arts and metalwork.Īt The Foundation works of art of different cultures, time periods, and media are juxtaposed in displays arranged by its founder, Albert C. American paintings and works on paper are also well-represented, including pieces by Charles Demuth, William Glackens, Charles Prendergast, and Maurice Prendergast. The Barnes Foundation houses an exceptional collection of French impressionist, post-impressionist, and early modern art, including masterworks by Paul Cézanne, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh, Édouard Manet, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Henri Rousseau, Georges Seurat, and Chaim Soutine. Celebrate the yuletide season with Twas the Night Before Christmas and Other Christmas Tales, a beautiful anthology collection of classic stories and poems full of holiday cheer.Containing gorgeous full-color vintage illustrations, this volume will delight readers young and old, and make a wonderful addition to any holiday festivities. The collection in Artstor consists of European and American art, paintings, prints and drawings, and objects, including nearly 60 works by Matisse. ![]() ![]() The Barnes Foundation has contributed more than 400 images of works from the permanent collection to the Artstor Digital Library.
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