Albertina : the history of the collection and its masterpieces / Barbara Dossi.

Main entry:

Dossi, Barbara.

Title & Author:

Albertina : the history of the collection and its masterpieces / Barbara Dossi.

Publication:

Munich ; New York : Prestel, 1999.

Description:

191 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-183) and index.
The History of the Graphische Sammlung Albertina -- The Foundation and Growth of the Drawings and Print Collection -- Color Plates -- Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen Biographical Dates -- Directors and Principals of the Collection after 1822.

Summary:

"The Albertina in Vienna, which houses one of the most significant collections of graphic art in the world, is rightfully famous for the unsurpassed quality of its pieces. The Collection comprises some 65,000 drawings, almost one million prints, and countless other works on paper, ranging from the Late Gothic period to the present day. The eventful history of the Graphische Sammlung Albertina, founded by Duke Albert of Saxe-Teschen, spans more than two hundred years, and passed into the public domain in 1919"--Jacket.

ISBN:

3791323407 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
9783791323404 (hardcover ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Albrecht Kasimir, Duke of Saxe-Teschen, 1738-1822 Art patronage.
Albrecht Kasimir, Duke of Saxe-Teschen, 1738-1822
Albert Casimir, (1738-1822; duc de Saxe-Teschen) Mécénat.
Graphische Sammlung Albertina History.
Albertina.
Albertina Histoire.
Graphische Sammlung Albertina
Graphische Sammlung Albertina (Vienne) Histoire.
Museums Austria Vienna.
Art patronage
Graphische Sammlung Albertina (Wenen)
Tekeningen.
Estampe Chefs-d'oeuvre.

Form/genre:

Exhibition catalogs.
History

Added entries:

Graphische Sammlung Albertina.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 213735
Call No.: N1670 .D6 1999
Status: Available

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