{"product_id":"morgan-the-collector","title":"MORGAN –The Collector","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiscover the American financier J. Pierpont Morgan as an art collector\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA unique art collection ranging from medieval manuscripts to Old Master paintings and European decorative arts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEssays by renowned experts put the collection in context\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe essays in this lavishly illustrated volume offer a multi-faceted portrait of American financier J. Pierpont Morgan (1837–1913) as a collector of art. A riveting exploration of Morgan’s acquisitions from antiquities to medieval manuscripts to Old Master paintings and European decorative arts, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMorgan―The Collector\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduces the reader to how and why he amassed his vast collection.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe lively essays also serve as a tribute to Linda Roth, curator at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT, who dedicated much of her forty-year career to researching Morgan and the over 1,500 works from his collection now in the museum. This much-needed publication focuses on Morgan as a collector and is directed at both a scholarly and more general audience that is interested in the history of collecting, America in the Gilded Age, Pierpont Morgan, and European art.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Edited by Vanessa Sigalas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67994769883196,"sku":"9783897906792","price":15695.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/7706\/7836\/files\/9783897906792.jpg?v=1794648410","url":"https:\/\/libertybooks.com\/products\/morgan-the-collector","provider":"Liberty Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}