"collection cour (monarchie) pierre dure Europe Antiquité / 19e s. [catalogue d'exposition]" . . "New York <NY> 2008." . . "Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY)" . . "Geschichte 1550-1800." . . "Steinschneidekunst" . . "Steinschneidekunst." . "Toegepaste kunst. Kunstambachten." . . "kunstnijverheid." . . "Decoración y ornamentación Europa Exposiciones." . . "kunsthåndværk" . . "Manufactures Italie Florence (Italie) Renaissance Catalogues d'exposition." . . "Metropolitan Museum of Art (Nueva York)" . . "Incrustation (Arts décoratifs) Europe Expositions." . . "Mosaïque de la Renaissance Catalogues d'exposition." . . "Sculpture en pierre Renaissance Catalogues d'exposition." . . "Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)" . . "Art objects Europe Exhibitions." . . "Stone carving Europe Exhibitions." . . "Höfische Kunst" . . "Höfische Kunst." . "møbler" . . . . . . "Exhibition catalogs" . "Exhibition catalogs"@en . . . "Art of the royal court treasures in Pietre Dure from the palaces of Europe"@en . . . "Ausstellung" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Art of the royal court : treasures in Pietre Dure from the palaces of Europe : [exhibition, the Metropolitan museum of art, New York, July 1-September 21, 2008]" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Art of the Royal Court : treasures in Pietre Dure from the palaces of Europe" . . . . . . . . "Tentoonstellingscatalogus" . . "Treasures in Pietre Dure from the palaces of Europe" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Art of the Royal Court : treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe" . "Art of the Royal Court : treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe ; [in conjunction with the Exhibition Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, July 1 - September 21, 2008]" . "Art of the royal court : treasures in pietre dure from the palaces of Europe" . . . . "Exposition" . "Art of the Royal Court treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe ; [in conjunction with the Exhibition Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, July 1 - September 21, 2008]" . . . . . "\"In the royal and princely courts of Europe, artworks made of multicolored semiprecious stones were passionately coveted objects. Known as pietre dure, or hardstones, this type of artistic expression includes?paintings in stone,? which were composed of intricately cut separate pieces that were made into magnificent tabetops, cabinets, and wall decorations. Other works included vessels and ornaments carved with virtuosic skill from a single piece of rare and brilliant lapis lazuli, chalcedony, jasper, or similarly prized substance; exquisite objects such as boxes, clocks, and jewelry; and portraits of nobles sculpted in variously colored stones. Derived from ancient Roman decorative stonework, the art of pietre dure was developed in Renaissance Florence, where the manufacture of such objects was enthusiastically sponsored by Medici princes. Ideally suited for ostentatious display, the works sent an unmistakable message of wealth and political might that was understood in centers of power everywhere. From Italy the medium spread across Europeto Prague, Madrid, Naples, Paris, and later Saint Petersburg. Precious and fragile, pietre dure objects are rarely brought together in large numbers. This richly illustrated catalogue contains more than 150 masterworks from across Europe, dating from five centuries, including almost every artistic use of semiprecious stone during this time as well as some of the finest examples of the medium. Eight essays by European and American experts discuss the individualized development of pietre dure in every European region, the latest developments in scholarship, the interrelationships between art and dynastic politics and between cultures, and a variety of techniques used to produce these luxurious masterworks.\"--Metropolitan Museum of Art website."@en . "\"In the royal and princely courts of Europe, artworks made of multicolored semiprecious stones were passionately coveted objects. Known as pietre dure, or hardstones, this type of artistic expression includes?paintings in stone,? which were composed of intricately cut separate pieces that were made into magnificent tabetops, cabinets, and wall decorations. Other works included vessels and ornaments carved with virtuosic skill from a single piece of rare and brilliant lapis lazuli, chalcedony, jasper, or similarly prized substance; exquisite objects such as boxes, clocks, and jewelry; and portraits of nobles sculpted in variously colored stones. Derived from ancient Roman decorative stonework, the art of pietre dure was developed in Renaissance Florence, where the manufacture of such objects was enthusiastically sponsored by Medici princes. Ideally suited for ostentatious display, the works sent an unmistakable message of wealth and political might that was understood in centers of power everywhere. From Italy the medium spread across Europeto Prague, Madrid, Naples, Paris, and later Saint Petersburg. Precious and fragile, pietre dure objects are rarely brought together in large numbers. This richly illustrated catalogue contains more than 150 masterworks from across Europe, dating from five centuries, including almost every artistic use of semiprecious stone during this time as well as some of the finest examples of the medium. Eight essays by European and American experts discuss the individualized development of pietre dure in every European region, the latest developments in scholarship, the interrelationships between art and dynastic politics and between cultures, and a variety of techniques used to produce these luxurious masterworks.\"--Metropolitan Museum of Art website." . "Art of the Royal Court : treasures in pietre dure from the palaces of Europe : [publ. in conjunction with the exhibition \"Art of the Royal court ... \" held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, July 1 - September 21, 2008]" . . . . "Art of the royal court : treasures in Pietre Dure from the palaces of Europe" . . "Art of the royal court treasures in Pietre Dure from the palaces of Europe : [exhibition, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, July 1-Sept. 21, 2008]" . "Mozaika florencka Europa katalogi wystaw." . . "Marqueterie de pierre Catalogues d'exposition." . . "Metropolitan Museum of Art" . . . . "kunst og kongemagt" . . "Europa" . . "Europa." . "Escultura en piedra Europa Exposiciones." . . "Marqueterie de pierres fines Catalogues d'exposition." . . "Exhibition Art of the Royal Court: Treasures in Pietre Dure from the Palaces of Europe (2008.07.01-09.21 New York, NY)" . . . "Metropolitan Museum of Art (2008 : New York)" . . . "Dwory królewskie i książęce Europa katalogi wystaw." . . "Objetos artísticos Europa Exposiciones." . . "Sculpture Renaissance Catalogues d'exposition." . . "Decoration and ornament Europe Exhibitions." . . "Geschichte" . . "Incrustation (Stone carving) Europe v Exhibitions" . . "Inkrustation." . . "Florentiner Mosaik." . . "Inkrustation Geschichte 1550-1800 Ausstellung New York (NY, 2008)" . .