Skulpturensammlung und Museum fur Byzantinische Kunst
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Skulpturensammlung und Museum fur Byzantinische Kunst by Michael Eissenhauer
-A unique perspective on selected highlights from these prestigious institutions -World-famous works of ancient sculpture and Byzantine art -Part of Scala's acclaimed 'Director's Choice' series The Skulpturensammlung und Museum f r Byzantinische Kunst is housed in the Bode-Museum, part of the ensemble of prestigious museums on the Museuminsel Berlin. Skulpturensammlung is one of the largest collections of ancient sculpture in the world (early Middle Ages to the late eighteenth century), with works from the German-speaking countries, France, the Low Countries, Italy and Spain. The collection includes works by legendary sculptors such as Donatello, Tilman Riemenschneider, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini and Andreas Schl ter. The Museum f r Byzantinische Kunst is a collection of Late Antique sarcophagi and sculpture from the Eastern Roman Empire, and ivory carvings from post-pharaonic, early Byzantine Egypt. The works presented in this volume are amongst the most prized by the museum's director, who combines expertise with a refreshingly personal perspective to invite the reader to experience them through new eyes.
Michael Eissenhauer has been Director-General of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin since 2008. In August 2016 he additionally took on the direction of the Gemäldegalerie as well as the Skulpturensammlung and Museum für Byzantinishce Kunst.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781785512483 |
| ISBN 10 | 178551248X |
| Title | Skulpturensammlung und Museum fur Byzantinische Kunst |
| Author | Michael Eissenhauer |
| Series | Director's Choice |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd |
| Year published | 2019-11-11 |
| Number of pages | 80 |
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