The Hours of Night and Day : a rediscovered cycle of bronze reliefs by Giovanni Casini and Pietro Cipriani / Eike D. Schmidt ; contributing essays by Rita Balleri, David Ekserdjian ; principal photography Dan Dennehy.
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)". Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-201) and index.
Contents:
About the authors. Rita Balleri -- 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.
Summary:
"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.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.