Henry Walters and Bernard Berenson : collector and connoisseur

Henry Walters and Bernard Berenson : collector and connoisseur / Stanley Mazaroff ; foreword by William R. Johnston.

Author/creator	Mazaroff, Stanley
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Description	xv, 212 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Subject(s)	Walters, Henry, 1848-1931. Berenson, Bernard, 1865-1959. Walters Art Gallery (Baltimore, Md.) Art--Collectors and collecting --United States --Biography.

Contents	Prologue -- Berenson's mission -- Walters's cultivation -- One copy on top of another -- The Massarenti collection -- A remarkable acquisition -- The sacrifice of candor for acclaim -- The Walters-Berenson contract -- The paintings Berenson sold to Walters -- Berenson's Faustian bargain with Duveen -- The judgment of Berenson -- The unfinished catalogue -- A museum in repose -- The line between fact and fiction -- Faded memories -- Afterword -- Appendixes -- Selected correspondence between Walters and Berenson -- Lists of paintings.
General note	"In association with The Walters Art Musem."
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-204) and index.
LCCN	2009037378
ISBN	9780801895128 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	080189512X (hardcover : alk. paper)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	N5220.W43 M39 2010	✔ Available	Place Hold