Saved! 100 Years of the National Art Collections Fund

by Verdi, Richard

• ISBN13: 9781857593044
• ISBN10: 1857593049
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-01
• Publisher: Scala Books

Summary

This lavishly illustrated book celebrates the centenary of this unique charitable organisation which has saved almost half a million works of art for public collections across the United Kingdom, including some of the nation's best loved masterpieces. It spans 4000 years of art history, from pre-history to the present day and is a magnificent treasure trove of art of every kind. The works range from famous paintings such as Velázquez's Rokeby Venus, , Picasso's Weeping Woman and Botticelli's Virgin Adoring the Sleeping Christ Child , contemporary pieces such as Turning the World Inside Out by Anish Kapoor, famous sculptures such as Canova's Three Graces and precious jewels recovered from the wreck of the Spanish Armada ship Girona. The stunning illustrations are interwoven with the dramatic and intriguing stories behind the acquisitions.

Table of Contents

JPMorgan Foreword	p. 6
Preface	p. 9
Introduction: How the National Art Collections Fund Works	p. 13
Rebels and Connoisseurs	p. 16
The Ones That Got Away	p. 26
A Century's Achievement: Celebrating 'the greatest collectors of all'	p. 34
The Future of Collecting	p. 44
Biographies	p. 52
Chronology	p. 60
Catalogue	p. 69
Diego Velazquez, The Toilet of Venus ('The Rokeby Venus')	p. 74
Hans Holbein, Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan	p. 92
Auguste Rodin, The Burghers of Calais	p. 128
The Girona Treasure	p. 180
Xie Chufang, Fascination of Nature	p. 198
The Free Admission Campaign	p. 298
Lenders to the Exhibition	p. 302
Credits and Acknowledgements	p. 304
Index	p. 306
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