Luigi Valadier in Nicaragua
$157.92
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
7 April 2026
Summary
This new book tells the intriguing story of the search for, and discovery of, wonderful, rare silver-gilt religious vessels thought lost for centuries. In 1767 and 1768, a number of objects made by renowned eighteenth-century Roman goldsmith Luigi Valadier (1726–1785) were sent from Rome to an unnamed “principal church in Mexico,” among them a monstrance (a vessel in which the consecrated Host is shown). All were thought to be lost.
During the course of The Frick Collection’s 2018 exh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913875770 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1913875776 |
| Author: | Xavier F. Salomon |
| Publisher: | D Giles Ltd |
| Imprint: | D Giles Ltd |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 7 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 1.49kg |
| Dimensions: | 267mm x 241mm |
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About The Author
Xavier F. Salomon
Xavier F. Salomon is director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum and the former deputy director and Peter Jay Sharp Chief Curator of The Frick Collection.
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