Posts Tagged 'Vito D’Agostino'

Lost Masterworks

The annals of history are replete with lost masterpieces over the centuries, from The Colossus of Rhodes, to Leonardo’s Sforza Statue destroyed by invading French troops, to the missing 75% of Rembrandt’s Claudius Civilis that was cut away. But one artist was especially victim to the vagaries of taste, fortune and circumstance: Louis Comfort Tiffany.

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Lost Masterworks

The annals of history are replete with lost masterpieces over the centuries, from The Colossus of Rhodes, to Leonardo’s Sforza Statue destroyed by invading French troops, to the missing 75% of Rembrandt’s Claudius Civilis that was cut away. But one artist was especially victim to the vagaries of taste, fortune and circumstance: Louis Comfort Tiffany.

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Skeleton & Flesh

New large installation works are in progress for John D’Agostino’s ongoing series Empire of Glass, found in 2012′s body of work, “Skeleton & Flesh”, based on the forgotten fragments of Favrile glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany rescued in the Great Depression.

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Skeleton & Flesh

New large installation works are in progress for John D’Agostino’s ongoing series Empire of Glass, found in 2012′s body of work, “Skeleton & Flesh”, based on the forgotten fragments of Favrile glass by Louis Comfort Tiffany rescued in the Great Depression.

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The Quest of Beauty

One of America’s most acclaimed artists, Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) embraced virtually every artistic medium, from stained glass windows, lamps and mosaics, to pottery, metalwork, interiors and enamels. Tiffany used the medium of glass to challenge the pre-eminence of painting. In glass, Tiffany found a medium of endless possibilities that expressed his love of light and color.

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The Quest of Beauty

One of America’s most acclaimed artists, Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) embraced virtually every artistic medium, from stained glass windows, lamps and mosaics, to pottery, metalwork, interiors and enamels. Tiffany used the medium of glass to challenge the pre-eminence of painting. In glass, Tiffany found a medium of endless possibilities that expressed his love of light and color.

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