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Vulcan's Forge in Venus' City
The Story of Bronze in Venice, 1350-1650
Victoria Avery
700 pages
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424 including 161 in colour, in a 176 page plate section
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280x214mm
978-0-19-726496-6
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Hardback
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15 December 2011
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- Contains a wealth of new information based on previously unpublished documents
- Discusses and interprets new scientific data obtained from recent conservation projects
- Extensive documentary appendix contains key archival material with summary headings in English
- Contains 400 illustrations, including 100 in colour
Between 1350 and 1650, a vast number of bronze objects, both large and small, decorative and functional, were produced in Venice for domestic consumption and for the export market. Whether unique works of art specifically commissioned from renowned sculptors by wealthy patrons, or low status artefacts mass-produced by founders for speculative sale in their shops, Venetian bronzes are distinguishable from those made at the same time in other centres by the great beauty and variety of their form, their rich ornamentation, and by their generally high quality.
Based on a wealth of unpublished documents and newly available scientific data obtained
during recent conservation projects, this book tells the story of bronze-its production, placement and purpose-in Venice through the objects themselves and the people who commissioned, made and owned them. It reveals the location and purpose of key independent foundries in the city centre, as well as the state-owned foundries at the Arsenal. It sheds light on the identities of the founders, their daily lives and workshop organisation, and tracks the rise and fall of the most important dynasties, their successful collaborations and fierce rivalries. The genesis and creation process of certain significant bronze masterpieces is discussed, together with a number of long-forgotten casting disasters and abortive commissions.
The text and documentary appendix are enhanced
by lavish illustrations, which include newly commissioned photographs of recently-restored works of art, and unpublished historical photographs.Readership: Scholars and students of art history, collectors, museum curators, fine art dealers
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Victoria Avery, Keeper, Applied Arts Department, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge Victoria Avery is the Keeper of Applied Arts at The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. She was previously Associate Professor in the Department of Art History at the University of Warwick, where she taught courses focusing on Italian Renaissance art and architecture. Since completing her British Academy funded PhD on the work of the Venetian Renaissance sculptor, Alessandro Vittoria (Cambridge 1996), Dr Avery has spent a great deal of time conducting research in the archives in Venice on aspects of Venetian Renaissance sculpture, which has resulted in numerous publications on the subject.
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"Victoria Avery has succeeded admirably in her purpose, and no one interested in the history of Venetian bronzes will ignore her important book." - Bruce Boucher, Art Newspaper
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I: The Significance of Bronze
II: State Control of the Bronze Industry
III: The State Bronze Foundries
IV: The Independent Bronze Foundries
V: The Employment of State Gun-Founders
VI: The Employment of Independent Founders
VII: Bells
VIII: Large Functional Bronzes
IX: Large Bronze Sculpture
X: Small Bronze Sculpture and Artefacts
Appendix: Corpus of Selected Documents
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The specification in this catalogue, including without limitation price, format, extent, number of illustrations, and month of publication, was as accurate as possible at the time the catalogue was compiled. Occasionally, due to the nature of some contractual restrictions, we are unable to ship a specific product to a particular territory. Jacket images are provisional and liable to change before publication.
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