{"product_id":"figures-and-faces-patrick-mauris-9780500021811","title":"Figures and Faces: The Art of Jewelry","description":"\u003cp\u003eJewelry has always been a vehicle for the deepest of human emotions: remembrance, faith, devotion, love, belonging, and mourning. The human figure has long been a source of inspiration and a means of expression for jewelers, and it is perhaps the most intimate and involving of subjects. Following on from the magnificent \u003cem\u003eFlora\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFauna\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFigures\u003c\/em\u003e is the third book in a series devoted to the splendid jewelry collection of the Mus e des Arts D coratifs in Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe museum's collection begins in the Byzantine era and ranges through the medieval and Renaissance periods and beyond, with mythological figures and biblical scenes represented on pendants and rings. In the nineteenth century, Ren  Lalique, Alphonse Fouquet, and the Maison Vever produced brooches and necklaces that embodied elegant sophistication and technical brilliance, while in the twentieth century, artists such as Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti joined jewelers like Jean Lur at, Line Vautrin, and Claude Lalanne in creating works that interpret the body in deeply personal ways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpecially photographed by Jean- Marie del Moral, \u003cem\u003eFigures\u003c\/em\u003e is packed with striking and witty works of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Mauriès, Évelyne Possémé\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0500021813\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780500021811\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thames \u0026amp; Hudson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Patrick Mauriès","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076058214655,"sku":"9780500021811","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ea9c9e26-2b2f-4919-a090-4c1872ec1c92.jpg?v=1685462938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/figures-and-faces-patrick-mauris-9780500021811","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}