Liechtenstein, the princely collections

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Label

Liechtenstein, the princely collections

Statement of responsibility

the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Collections of the Prince of Liechtenstein

Contributor

• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
• Sammlungen des Regierenden Fürsten Liechtenstein

Subject

• Liechtenstein, House of -- Art collections -- Exhibitions
• Art -- Private collections -- Liechtenstein -- Exhibitions
• Art -- Private collections -- Liechtenstein -- Exhibitions
• Exhibition catalogs
• Exhibition catalogs
• Liechtenstein, House of -- Art collections -- Exhibitions

Genre

• Exhibition catalogs
• Exhibitions

Language

eng

Summary

Liechtenstein is one of the smallest European states, a principality situated between Austria and Switzerland in the Upper Rhine Valley. The nation is less than three hundred years old, but the ruling family, whose name it bears, traces its lineage back to the twelfth century. For successive generations, members of the Princely House of Liechtenstein have been devoted art collectors. With a high degree of appreciation of artistic achievement, they have pursued a centuries-long family tradition of acquiring not only great paintings and sculpture but also rare firearms, fine porcelain, and other works of art. The result of this tradition is a collection of masterpieces that in its depth and breadth reflects more than four hundred years of European history and ranks among the world's greatest private collections. This publication accompanies an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art that marked the first time the masterpieces from this private collection were put on public display. The rich and varied array of paintings, sculpture, and other works included in this exhibition not only represents the paradigm of a great European princely collection, but also has the added distinction of being the collection of the only surviving monarchy of the Holy Roman Empire. -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website

Member of

• Lunder Library Collection (Colby College)

Cataloging source

DLC

Illustrations

• illustrations
• maps

Index

index present

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography