El coleccionismo de pintura en Madrid durante el siglo XIX
El coleccionismo de pintura en Madrid durante el siglo XIX
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"En estas páginas se aborda el coleccionismo privado de pintura en Madrid durante el siglo XIX y la estructura mercantil que le dio soporte. Su autor analiza más de 140 colecciones particulares y estudia la presencia, el desarrollo y el funcionamiento de comercio, feria, mercados, almonedas, anticuarios y galerías de arte, muchos desconocidos hasta ahora, sin olvidar el papel de los coleccionistas extranjeros o el de los artistas y restauradores que actuaron como consejeros, mediadores, vendedores, impulsores o agentes. La estructura cronológica permite contextualizar a los coleccionistas y explicar no sólo la formación y dispersión de sus galerías, sino también el significado, el contenido y la fortuna crítica de éstas. Se estudian además el papel que desempeñó el mecenazgo privado y la evolución del gusto por la pintura española, que se fue revalorizando a lo largo de la centuria, desde el interés casi exclusivo por los maestros antiguos hasta la presencia creciente de los artistas contemporáneos a partir de la Restauración. Este volumen, repleto de informaciones novedosas y significativas procedentes de numerosos archivos y de fuentes muy diversas (inventarios de bienes, cartas de dote, catálogos de subastas, contratos, epistolarios, prensa, fotografías y textos literarios), permite trazar un panorama tan riguroso como elocuente del coleccionismo en España, ofreciendo una cantidad ingente de datos y una base firme a quienes en el futuro se adentren en este terreno, transitado por primera vez aquí de manera ejemplar." -- Descripción del editor
"This book examines the private collecting of painting in Madrid during the nineteenth century and the mercantile structure that underpinned it. The author analyses more than 140 private collections and studies the presence, development and running of shops, fairs, markets, estate sales, antique dealers and art galleries, many of them hitherto unknown, as well as surveying the role of the foreign collectors and artists and restorers who acted as advisors, intermediaries, sellers, promoters and agents. Its chronological structure allows the author to contextualise the collectors and explain the assembly and dispersal of their picture galleries, as well as the significance, contents and critical fortunes of these holdings. He also studies the role played by private patronage and traces the development of tastes in Spanish painting throughout the century from an almost exclusive focus on the Old Masters to a growing presence of contemporary artists following the Restoration. This volume, which is replete with new and significant data gleaned from many archives and a variety of sources (inventories of possessions, receipts of dowries, auction catalogues, contracts, collections of letters, the press, photographs and literary texts), paints an accurate and eloquent picture of collecting in Spain. It provides a huge amount of information and solid foundations on which to build for anyone wishing to examine this field - first explored here with excellent results - in greater depth." -- Publisher's description
"This book examines the private collecting of painting in Madrid during the nineteenth century and the mercantile structure that underpinned it. The author analyses more than 140 private collections and studies the presence, development and running of shops, fairs, markets, estate sales, antique dealers and art galleries, many of them hitherto unknown, as well as surveying the role of the foreign collectors and artists and restorers who acted as advisors, intermediaries, sellers, promoters and agents. Its chronological structure allows the author to contextualise the collectors and explain the assembly and dispersal of their picture galleries, as well as the significance, contents and critical fortunes of these holdings. He also studies the role played by private patronage and traces the development of tastes in Spanish painting throughout the century from an almost exclusive focus on the Old Masters to a growing presence of contemporary artists following the Restoration. This volume, which is replete with new and significant data gleaned from many archives and a variety of sources (inventories of possessions, receipts of dowries, auction catalogues, contracts, collections of letters, the press, photographs and literary texts), paints an accurate and eloquent picture of collecting in Spain. It provides a huge amount of information and solid foundations on which to build for anyone wishing to examine this field - first explored here with excellent results - in greater depth." -- Publisher's description
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