Thursday, August 25, 2011

The First Modern Catalogue of an Art Collection:

Q&A with Curator Louis Marchesano
By on August 17, 2011 under Collections, Exhibitions, Getty Research Institute

In the 1700s, the seeds of a new style of presenting works of art—both on the wall and on the page—were planted by a German prince.

I talked with Louis Marchesano, curator of prints and drawings at the Getty Research Institute, about the prince and his story, which is told in the exhibition Display & Art History: The Düsseldorf Galley and Its Catalogue, closing Sunday. He explained how the bold ideas of an influential group of royal art collectors, patrons, and artists influenced how we experience and learn about art today.


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