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New catalogs
Closer to Vermeer: New Research on the Painter and His Art
$71.00
Yoshitomo Nara
$55.00
Books of Hours, Books of Hope: Medieval Books of Hours and Their Readers
$46.50
Master MS and His Age
$66.00
Giovanni Bellini: Influences croisées
$67.00
Moroni (1521‑1580): Il ritratto del suo tempo / Moroni: The Portrait of His Time
$65.00
Jenny Saville
$40.00
From Memling to Rubens: The Golden Age of Flanders
$64.00
Goya: Drawings
$87.00
Painted Gold. El Greco and Art Between Crete and Venice
$68.00
Best catalogs
Closer to Vermeer: New Research on the Painter and His Art
$71.00
Figures do fou. Do moyen age aux romantiques/Figures of the Fool. From the Middle Ages to the Romantics
Original price was: $100.00.$90.45Current price is: $90.45.
Master MS and His Age
$66.00
Splendor and Misery: New Objectivity in Germany
$49.50
Ferdinand II
$154.00
Master I.S.: Enigmatic Contemporary of Rembrandt
$48.00
Italian Expressionism: Works from the Iannaccone Collection and the Civic Museums of Rome
$60.00
La Collection de la Société des Arts de Genève. / The Collection of the Society of Arts of Geneva
$92.00
Pierrot dit Le Gilles de Watteau. Un comédien sans réplique / Pierrot, Known as Gilles: A Comedian Without a Reply
$65.00
Liberté! Ary Scheffer and French Romanticism
$44.00
Collectible books
Konrad Witz
$125.00
Fernando Botero: The Bullfight
$170.75
Hieronymus Cock. De renaissance in prent
$105.00
Meisterwerke im Städel Museum. /Masterpieces from the Städel Museum
$95.00
Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Volume 1
$125.75
L’héritage de Rogier van der Weyden : La peinture à Bruxelles 1450-1520
$175.00
Le mystère Le Nain
$75.00
Old Masters. Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza
$125.50
Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Volume 2
$145.50
Gottfried Lindauer’s New Zealand: The Maori Portraits
$100.50
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FAQ
What is an exhibition catalog?
There are two types of exhibition catalogue (or exhibition catalog): a printed list of exhibits at an art exhibition; and a directory of exhibitors at a trade fair or business-to-business event.
Is an exhibition catalogue a book?
Now, exhibition catalogues often take the form of substantial books containing an introduction, essays, works shown, crisp colour images on glossy paper, a bibliography and sometimes an index.
Is an exhibition catalogue a primary source?
Here is an example. This is an exhibition catalog from an exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art called Primitivism in 20th Century Art. This catalog documents the pieces that were on display in the exhibit, which would make it a primary source.
What are the kinds of exhibition catalogue?
There are two types of exhibition catalogue (or exhibition catalog): a printed list of exhibits at an art exhibition; and a directory of exhibitors at a trade fair or business-to-business event.
What is an Exhibition catalogue essay?
Catalogue essays are written to accompany a show, and are usually published in an exhibition catalogue as a survey or exploration of the artworks, curatorship, or themes. There can be some flexibility in how you approach the catalogue essay.