Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection

Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection by Perez-Jofre, Teresa. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9783822863077.

The phenomenal painting collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza family, which contains substantial holdings in Northern and Italian Renaissance, the Italian Baroque, modern, and contemporary painting, is now housed in Madrid. The present catalog features good- quality color reproductions of each painting, with a page or two on each artists biography and the collections work. A short introduction tells the history of the collection and its new building. PTrez-Jofre, who worked with the collection for six years following its installation in the Palacio Villahermosa , is an independent art historian. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)