{"title":"Peter Humfrey","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Humfrey’s works delve into the rich tapestry of art history, offering insightful explorations of both renowned and lesser-known figures. His books, including studies on \u003cem\u003eRegency Collectors\u003c\/em\u003e and the Venetian painter Vittore Carpaccio, appeal to readers fascinated by the intersection of culture and artistic heritage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a focus on the visual arts and their historical contexts, Humfrey’s writing combines meticulous research with accessible prose, making complex artistic narratives approachable. Ideal for enthusiasts of arts and culture seeking depth and clarity in their reading.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"regency-collectors-by-peter-humfrey-9781915401175","title":"Regency Collectors","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Regency was a period of crucial importance in the history of collecting Old Master paintings in England.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAs the owners of aristocratic collections in France and Italy were forced by the political upheavals following the French Revolution to part with their inherited possessions, Old Masters arrived on the London art market in unprecedented quantity and quality. \u003cem\u003eRegency Collectors\u003c\/em\u003e presents seven case studies of English collectors of the period, tracing how their collections were formed and analysing the taste that guided them. Also discussed are how these new owners displayed their acquisitions and how they sought to organise them into a new unity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Humfrey examines in detail seven notable Regency collectors: the 4th Earl Darnley, the 2nd Earl Grosvenor, Amabel de Grey, Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Philip John Miles, Samuel Rogers, and the 5th Earl Cowper. All were, of course, from the upper ranks of society. They nevertheless show several telling differences as well as many other similarities. They were from both the higher and lesser nobility, and the gentry; they acquired their fortunes (and collections) through inheritance but also made them anew. Most of the collectors were men, but one to be discussed here was a woman. Some chose to house their collections in central London, but others at their seats in the country. Within the parameters of fashionable taste, the seven show rather different priorities in their choices of schools, scale, and subject matter. No doubt, too, the collectors selected here were motivated by different considerations, with fashion, financial investment, and political and social self-promotion all playing a part, in addition presumably to aesthetic pleasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor each case study, an Appendix lists the paintings they acquired. Together, the appendices may serve to give a general idea of the prevailing taste among collectors during the Regency period. Among the Italian paintings, the Carracci and their Bolognese followers (Domenichino, Albani, Guido Reni, Guercino) feature prominently. Other highly sought-after Old Masters included Poussin, Claude and Dughet, and no less attractive to the Romantic generation were the contrastingly wild landscapes of Salvator Rosa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Paul Holberton Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871461953772,"sku":"9781915401175","price":95.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/26680243482869.jpg?v=1759881429"},{"product_id":"vittore-carpaccio-by-peter-humfrey-9780300254471","title":"Vittore Carpaccio","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and luxuriously illustrated, this volume offers a comprehensive view of \u003cem\u003eVittore Carpaccio\u003c\/em\u003e (c. 1460–1526), whose work has been admired for centuries for its fantastical settings enriched with contemporary incident and detail. Capturing the sanctity and splendour of Venice at the turn of the 16th century, when the city controlled a vast maritime empire, Carpaccio combined careful observation of the urban environment with a taste for the poetic in his beloved narrative cycles and altarpieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProviding a new lens through which to understand Carpaccio’s work, a team of distinguished scholars explores various aspects of his art, including his achievement as a draftsman. In addition to emphasising the artist’s innovative techniques and contributions to the development of Venetian Renaissance painting, this study includes an in-depth consideration of the fluctuations in the reception of Carpaccio’s work in the five hundred years since the artist’s death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47428430463212,"sku":"9780300254471","price":119.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300254471.jpg?v=1774496761"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/peter-humfrey.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}