LA TARSIA SORRENTINA Italian Wood Inlaid Marquetry Sorrento BK Box Frame Mirror

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LA TARSIA SORRENTINA Italian Wood Inlaid Marquetry Sorrento BK Box Frame Mirror:
$10.50

Description: Title: La Tarsia Sorrentina (Inlaid Woodworks from Sorrento)

Author: Vincenzo Russo

Publisher: Gutenberg, Sorrento, Italy in partnership with the Associazione Studi Sorrentini
Copyright Date and Edition: 1985, likely first printing
ISBN: none
Pages: 126 pages
Format, Size: Softcover, 8 1/4\" by 12\"
Language: English and Italian in the Second Half of the 19th Century: The Origins and The Early Masters; Francesco Grandi and the Art School
The 20th century and the Industrial Turning-Point: From the Beginning of the 29th century to the End of the Second World War; From the End of the Second World War to Today
Illustrations
Bibliography (in Italian only).

Illustrations: 20 pages of full-color plates, 17 black-and-white illustrations

History of wood inlaying (marquetry) by the craftsmen of the Sorrento and Peninsula region of Italy, sponsored by the Associazione Studi Sorrentini (Sorrentine Historical Studies Association).

From the Foreword: \"This book which is based on historical research gives a full picture of Sorrentine inlaying from its early origins to its full development, from its first appearance on the world scene to the present state.\"

There is information on the origins and early masters of the \'Marqueterie\', Antonino Damora and Luigi Gargiulo; the impact of the nearby excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum and of 19th century Neopolitan paintings; the kind of inlaying and mosaic which characterized the early years and early works; the arrival in Sorrento of Francesco Grandi and the founding of the Art School in collaboration with Arturo Guidi; the two World Wars and their impact on the style and development of Sorrentine inlaying......

Highlights include:
Michele Grandville \"enamel on wood\" 1870
Neopolitan costumes on olive wood objects -- casket, portable desk
book rest and inlaid casket
Antonino D\'Alesio \"Aqua-vitae Vendor\" 1960
Giovanni Paturzo \"Sorrento\" boxes 1984
olive wood mirror
floral decorations on boxes
tray inlaid with floral motifs and Pompeiian figures, Artis Domus
Grandi\'s frame with ivory inlaid on ebony 1904

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