{"product_id":"maiolica-in-renaissance-venice-9783777435770","title":"Maiolica in Renaissance Venice","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn unprecedented exploration of Venetian maiolica set in a vibrant context of hybridity and exchange. Introduced by migrant potters around 1500, the medium offers a unique point of entry into Venice's material world shaped by Mediterranean trade and local luxury production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis exhibition catalogue explores maiolica's multifaceted connection to objects ranging from Islamic metalwork to Venetian glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAccompanying an exhibition held at the Gardiner Museum, Toronto, \u003ci\u003eGlobal Luxury in Renaissance Venice\u003c\/i\u003e explores the role of maiolica within the vast range of luxury objects made in Venice and imported into the city. It highlights the place of the medium at the nexus of cross-media and cross-cultural exchanges. Thematic discussions investigate the circulation of artefacts and the migration of ornament, the potter's workshop and artistic lineage, and maiolica's position in the material culture of splendour that characterised elite interiors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book addresses works made in the thriving workshops of Jacomo da Pesaro and Domenego da Venezia, and suggests a connection between the rise of \u003ci\u003evilleggiatura\u003c\/i\u003e in the mid-sixteenth century and the ascent of Venice's maiolica industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431516324076,"sku":"9783777435770","price":100.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9783777435770.jpg?v=1774557642","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/maiolica-in-renaissance-venice-9783777435770","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}