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Lee Yan Fong Library
Library Collection
Lee Yan Fong Library |
N9100 D45 2012 (Browse shelf) | Available | 00008796 |
N8354 M36 2012 Danger! women artists at work. | N8520 C65 2012 The transdisciplinary studio. | N8725 G7812 2014 重返風景 : | N9100 D45 2012 The impossible museum : | NA200 J68 1969 Western architecture : | NA200 R57 2011 The story of Western architecture. | NA200 S93 1999 Western architecture : |
Includes index.
A "museum" of works that have dissappeared, been transformed, destroyed, hidden or stolen.
Includes bibliographical references and index.0
Disappeared -- Transformed -- Destroyed -- Hidden -- Stolen.
Spanning centuries and encompassing a variety of masterpieces--from paintings on canvas and cave walls to structures and jewelry--this fascinating compendium of "lost art" takes readers on a historic journey and explores how and why art can disappear from our lives. Some works are simply missing, such as da Vinci's Leda and the Swan or the Romanov jewels. Others were intentionally transformed, such as Robert Smithson's Spiral Jetty, or destroyed, like the Buddhas of Bamyan. Some pieces are hidden away, such as the paintings at Lascaux or frescoes from the Pompeiian house of Marcus Lucretius. Others were stolen, including a Stradivarius violin, Jackson Pollock's Springs Winter, and Caravaggio's Nativity. However they disappeared from view, these works represent significant gaps in art history. Fortunately for us, many exact replicas or studies for these pieces exist, while others were photographed before their destruction. Working with the latest research and documentation, author Celine Delavaux brings each lost piece back to life through illuminating text and helpful illustrations. Assembled together in this elaborate and informative volume, these works comprise their own unique "museum"--A place readers will be certain to visit again and again. 0