The Art Institute of Chicago
Museum Studies
Vol. 25, no. 2 (Fall 2000)
Edited by Gregory Nosan
Museum Studies, published twice annually, presents articles on the collections and history of The Art Institute of Chicago. This issue focuses on the museum’s Alsdorf Collection of Renaissance jewelry, which comprises a splendid array of secular and religious jewels produced in workshops in England, France, Spain, Germany, and Italy. Among pieces represented in this issue are crowns, pendants, and cameos, crafted from a wide variety of materials and richly adorned with pearls, precious stones, and enamel. Designed as a companion to the installation at the museum of the Alsdorf jewels, this publication presents entries which capture the collection’s geographic, chronological, and stylistic breadth. Also featured are introductory essays which explore the art of jewelry-making and the social and sacred significance of jewelry-wearing in Renaissance culture. This issue of Museum Studies draws on a wealth of recent research in the field, and will appeal to specialists as well as to a broad audience of individuals interested in jewelry and its uses.
Articles in this publication:
Ian Wardropper, “Between Art and Nature: Jewelry in the Renaissance”
Elizabeth Rodini, “The Language of Stones”
112 pages, 8 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.
ISBN-13: 9780865591776
ISBN-10: 0865591776
