The Hours of Night and Day : a rediscovered cycle of bronze reliefs by Giovanni Casini and Pietro Cipriani / Eike D. Schmidt ; contributing essays by Rita Balleri, David Ekserdjian ; principal photography Dan Dennehy.

"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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schmidt, Eike D. (Author)
Corporate Author: Minneapolis Institute of Arts (Host institution, Publisher)
Other Authors: Casini, Giovanni Maria, 1652-1719
Cipriani, Pietro, approximately 1679-1745
Balleri, Rita (Writer of added text)
Ekserdjian, David (Writer of added text)
Dennehy, Dan (Photographer)
Feldman, Kaywin (Writer of introduction)
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, MN : Minneapolis Institute of Arts, [2014]
Subjects:
Casini, Giovanni Maria, > 1652-1719. > Hours of night and day > Exhibitions.
Casini, Giovanni, > 1676-1729. > Hours of night and day > Exhibitions.
Cipriani, Pietro, > approximately 1679-1745. > Venus de' Medici > Criticism and interpretation.
Cipriani, Pietro, > approximately 1679-1745. > Dancing faun > Criticism and interpretation.
Manifattura Ginori (Sesto Fiorentino, Italy)
Time in art > Exhibitions.
Days in art > Exhibitions.
Night in art > Exhibitions.
Art > Themes, motives.
Art and mythology > Exhibitions.
Symbolism in art > Exhibitions.
Bronze sculpture > Italy > Florence > 18th century > Exhibitions.
Bronze figurines, Italian > Italy > Florence > 18th century > Exhibitions.
Relief (Sculpture), Baroque > Italy > Florence > Exhibitions.
Plaques, plaquettes, Baroque > Italy > Florence > Exhibitions.
Bronzes, Italian > 18th century > Exhibitions.
Metal sculpture, Baroque > Italy > Florence > Exhibitions.
Porcelain, Italian > Italy > Sesto Fiorentino > 18th century.
Porcelain, Italian > Italy > Doccia > 18th century.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Physical Description:208 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
Format: Book

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