John Soane's Cabinet of Curiosities by Bruce Boucher
A detailed study that sheds a fascinating new light on Sir John Soane (1753-1837) and his extraordinary collection.
“Elegantly and engagingly written for the general reader and richly illustrated with full-colour photographs”—Laura Freeman, Times (UK)
“Richly illustrated with new photography and material uncovered from museum archives. . . . A treasure house of anecdotes and analysis that does full justice to the spectacle of Soane’s breathtaking Wunderkammer.”—Tim Newark, The Spectator
“The collections that Boucher discusses in this book stand witness to Soane’s hard-won erudition, refined eye, impeccable taste and place at the heart of cultural London.”—Gillian Darley, Literary Review
“This handsomely produced book opens the complexity of Soane’s collecting and installation for an interested non-specialist better than anything that has gone before.”—Alan Powers, CountryLife
“Richly illustrated with new photography and material uncovered from museum archives. . . . A treasure house of anecdotes and analysis that does full justice to the spectacle of Soane’s breathtaking Wunderkammer.”—Tim Newark, The Spectator
“The collections that Boucher discusses in this book stand witness to Soane’s hard-won erudition, refined eye, impeccable taste and place at the heart of cultural London.”—Gillian Darley, Literary Review
“This handsomely produced book opens the complexity of Soane’s collecting and installation for an interested non-specialist better than anything that has gone before.”—Alan Powers, CountryLife
Bruce Boucher is an art historian and curator who served as director of Sir John Soane’s Museum from 2016 to 2023. Specializing in Italian Renaissance, Baroque, and Neo-classical art and architecture, he is the author of a number of books, including The Sculpture of Jacopo Sansovino, Andrea Palladio: the Architect in his Time and Earth and Fire: Italian Terracotta Sculpture from Donatello to Canova.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300275698 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300275692 |
| Title | John Soane's Cabinet of Curiosities |
| Author | Bruce Boucher |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2024-06-11 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
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