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The Hours of Night and Day: a rediscovered cycle of bronze reliefs by Giovanni Casini and Pietro Cipriani

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"Made in Florence at the beginning of the eighteenth century, these bronzes epitomize pre-modern notions about time, which are visualized through an elaborate array of mythological and allegorical components."--Front dust jacket flap.

Contents

Director's foreword / Kaywin Feldman -- Acknowledgments / Eike D. Schmidt -- Sparkles in the twilight of the Medici : allegories of 'The Hours of Night and Day' by Giovanni Casini and Pietro Cipriani / Eike D. Schmidt -- Pietro Cipriani's 'Venus de' Medici' and 'Dancing Faun' and the classical tradition / David Ekserdjian -- Bronze into porcelain : the enduring legacy of Giovanni Casini's reliefs in the 'Manifattura Ginori di Doccia' / Rita Balleri -- Endnotes -- References cited Index -- Photo credits -- About the authors.

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    Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, [2014]

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    • 0989371859
    • 9780989371858

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    This book was published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title held at Minneapolis Institute of Arts, September 13, 2014 to January 4, 2015. The featured six bronze reliefs include: "Iris Awakening Hypnos (Ending Night)", "Aurora (Morning)", "Apollo at the Zenith (Noon)", "Apollo Descending (Evening)", "Endymion and Diana (Early Night)", and "Sacrifice to Diana (Midnight)".

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