LAND OF THE WINGED HORSEMEN: Art In Poland 1572-1764

In its golden years of the Baroque era, Poland expressed creative ties to the East and West in extraordinary works of fine and decorative art. This gorgeously illustrated book displays more than 150 works of art that celebrate the cross-cultural richness of Poland’s creative output during this period. From the dramatic uniform of the winged Hussar, complete with feathers and leopard skin, to traditional portraits of royalty, to a Turkish-style beverage service, these splendid objects represent Poland’s diversity and breadth at a time when it was the largest land empire in Europe, stretching from the Baltic to the Black Sea. This book was the catalog for a major exhibition that was shown at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore from March 2 to May 9, 1999. The exhibit then traveled to the Art Institute of Chicago, the Huntsville Museum of Art, the San Diego Museum of Art, the Philbrook Museum of Art, and concluded at the Royal Castle in Warsaw, Poland, in the summer of 2000. The book addresses five areas of Polish culture in the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries. Out of Print. Condition: Very Fine/As New.