In a book that includes more than 70 images of some the great works of art, the longest-serving director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in its history joins with a noted art critic to attempt to answer the question: How, and why, do we look at art? 10,000 first printing.
Beginning with a fragment of yellow jasperall that is left of the face of an Egyptian woman who lived 3,500 years agothis book confronts the elusive questions: how, and why, do we look at art Philippe de Montebello and Martin Gayford talked in art galleries or churches or their own homes, and this book is structured around their journeys. But whether they were in the Louvre or the Prado, the Mauritshuis of the Palazzo Pitti, they reveal the pleasures of truly looking.De Montebello shares the sense of excitement recorded by Goethe in his autobiography"akin to the emotion experienced on entering a House of God"but also reflects on why these secular temples might nevertheless be the "worst possible places to look at art." But in the end both men convey, with subtlety and brilliance, the delights and significance of their subject matter and some of the intense creations of human beings throughout our long history.
The fruits of a lifetime of experience by a cultural colossus, Philippe de Montebello, the longest-serving director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in its history, distilled in conversations with an acclaimed critic
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'Once you experience art the way de Montebello does, you will never look at a painting, a sculpture, or even a museum visit the same way' - Michael Levin, Huffington Post 'Imagine taking a stroll round a few of high cultures most famous sights with the former head of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This is the pleasure that 'Rendez-vous with Art' offers ' - House & Garden 'A kind of international visual Desert Island Discs This book of shared enthusiasm is an example for those who try to look intelligently and a touching reminder of the experiences for many that already do' - The Art Newspaper 'Two very agreeable companions who sweep us up on a magic carpet to drop in on great works of art' - Literary Review 'Packed with insight on aesthetic experience, the context of museums, and how display affects how we look at art. A thought-provoking read' - Apollo
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An indispensable introduction to how we experience art, how we look at it and how we think about it
| Introduction: Yellow Jasper Lips at the Met |
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1 An Afternoon in Florence |
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3 Immersed in the Bargello |
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5 The Case of the Duccio Madonna |
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8 An Artistic Education Sentimentale |
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10 Crowds and the Power of Art |
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11 Heaven and Hell in the Prado |
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12 Hieronymus Bosch and the Hell of Looking at Art with other People |
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16 Rubens, Tiepolo, Goya Again |
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17 Rotterdam: Museums and their Discontents |
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18 Star-Spotting at the Mauritshuis |
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20 Exploring the Rainforests of Paris |
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21 Hunting Lions at the British Museum |
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22 Lunch in the Great Court |
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| List of Illustrations |
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Philippe de Montebello is the longest-serving director in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts history. His retirement in 2008 was described as the end of an era in the cultural life of the city, the state, the nation, and the world. He is a member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts and an Officier de la Légion dHonneur, and has a worldwide influence on cultural policies, often in an advisory capacity. He is now Fiske Kimball Professor at New York Universitys Institute of Fine Arts and an Honorary Trustee of the Prado Museum. Martin Gayford is art critic for The Spectator and the author of acclaimed books on Van Gogh, Constable and Michelangelo. He is the author of many books, including Man with a Blue Scarf, Rendez-vous with Art, (with Philippe de Montebello), A Bigger Message, Modernists & Mavericks, A History of Pictures (with David Hockney), The Pursuit of Art and Spring Cannot be Cancelled, all published by Thames & Hudson.
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