The Hours of night and day
a rediscovered cycle of bronze reliefs by Giovanni Casini and Pietro Cipriani
by Rita Balleri, David Ekserdjian, Dan Dennehy, and Eike D. Schmidt
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"Made in Florence at the beginning of the eighteenth century, these bronzes epitomize pre-modern notions about time, which are visualized through an elaborate array of mythological and allegorical components."--Front dust jacket flap.
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Art, Exhibitions, Art and mythology, Time in art, Night in art, Symbolism in art, Days in art, Blonze sculpture, Themes, motives, Relief (Sculpture), Baroque, Sculpture, italy, Sculpture, exhibitions, Bronze sculpture, Italian Bronze figurines, Plaques, plaquettes, Baroque, Italian Bronzes, Baroque Metal sculpture, Criticism and interpretation, Italian Porcelain, Manifattura Ginori (Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)Times
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The Hours of night and day: a rediscovered cycle of bronze reliefs by Giovanni Casini and Pietro Cipriani
2014, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
in English
0989371859 9780989371858
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This book was published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title held at Minneapolis Institute of Arts, September 13, 2014 to January 4, 2015. The featured six bronze reliefs include: "Iris Awakening Hypnos (Ending Night)", "Aurora (Morning)", "Apollo at the Zenith (Noon)", "Apollo Descending (Evening)", "Endymion and Diana (Early Night)", and "Sacrifice to Diana (Midnight)".
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index.
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