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The Badminton Cabinet - in the collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein

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The monumental Badminton Cabinet, commissioned by the 3rd Duke of Beaufort from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in 1726, is undoubtedely the greatest Florentine work of art of its time. Unsurpassed in its richness and splendour, the cabinet offers bold testimony to the young duke's genius and demonstrates his catholic taste, compounded by his close ties with Rome. The unique masterpiece he ordered is perhaps the most important work of the decorative arts to have been commissioned by a British patron in 300 years and can be regarded more as an architectural monument than a piece of furniture, combining architecture, sculpture and painting in pietra dura.

Language: English

Pages: 118

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Prestel Publishing

Release: December 30, 2007

ISBN 13: 9783791360829

The Badminton Cabinet - in the collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein

5/5 ( ratings)

The monumental Badminton Cabinet, commissioned by the 3rd Duke of Beaufort from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in 1726, is undoubtedely the greatest Florentine work of art of its time. Unsurpassed in its richness and splendour, the cabinet offers bold testimony to the young duke's genius and demonstrates his catholic taste, compounded by his close ties with Rome. The unique masterpiece he ordered is perhaps the most important work of the decorative arts to have been commissioned by a British patron in 300 years and can be regarded more as an architectural monument than a piece of furniture, combining architecture, sculpture and painting in pietra dura.

Language: English

Pages: 118

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Prestel Publishing

Release: December 30, 2007

ISBN 13: 9783791360829

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