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This little volume gathers together the finest treasures of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, one of the oldest museums in America and one of the greatest encyclopedic museums in the world.Founded in 1870, the museum features Classical antiquities of exquisite beauty, rare and beautiful Egyptian works, Asian holdings unrivaled in the West, and an outstanding French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collection. With notable examples of contemporary art and photography, and many of the most important works of American decorative arts, including an unsurpassed Revere silver collection, this tiny yet comprehensive book offers a visual feast of world art.
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Treasures of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Malcolm Rogers, Gilian Wohlauer
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- Released
- 1996
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- Title
- Treasures of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Malcolm Rogers, Gilian Wohlauer
- Released
- 1996
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 319
- ISBN10
- 0789205068
- ISBN13
- 9780789205063
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture
- Rating
- 4 out of 5
- Description
- This little volume gathers together the finest treasures of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, one of the oldest museums in America and one of the greatest encyclopedic museums in the world.Founded in 1870, the museum features Classical antiquities of exquisite beauty, rare and beautiful Egyptian works, Asian holdings unrivaled in the West, and an outstanding French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist collection. With notable examples of contemporary art and photography, and many of the most important works of American decorative arts, including an unsurpassed Revere silver collection, this tiny yet comprehensive book offers a visual feast of world art.