Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence

Thomas P. Campbell, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002 - Art - 594 pages

This study focuses on the stylistic evolution of tapestry design in the Netherlands beginning with the development by Netherlandish designers in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries of an aesthetic that emphasized narrative and decorative qualities.

About the author

Thomas P. Campbell is Associate Curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, and Supervising Curator, Antonio Ratti Textile Center, The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Tapestry in the Renaissance: Art and Magnificence; Metropolitan Museum of Art Series
• Authors: Thomas P. Campbell, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
• Editor: Thomas P. Campbell
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002
• ISBN: 0300093705, 9780300093704
• Length: 594 pages
• Subjects: Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General; Crafts & Hobbies / General