Vyshivka Evropy. Proizvedeniia XV I–XIX vekov dlia ukrasheniia inter'era i kostiuma v sobranii Gosudarstvennogo Ermitazha
St. Petersburg: Herm, 2022. Sewn cl. This Hermitage catalogue uses both paintings and textiles to show how central a place embroidery had in the art of such countries as Italy, Spain, France, Flanders, and Germany from the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. Paintings from the Hermitage collections show how embroidery embellished costume in paintings of saints, royalty, and warriors; The works themselves show the range of imagery that the artists and craftsmen attained as they created scenes and portraits our of thread with almost the exactitude of paints. The works are scrupulously described and beautifully illustrated. 212 p., 28 cm, approx. 200 color illus., Rus. Item #4457
ISBN: 9785935728984
Price: $84.00