{"product_id":"9781857597844","title":"The Cleveland Museum of Art: Director's Choice","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis publication is part of the Director's Choice series and is a unique selection by the director of the Museum\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cleveland Museum of Art is a personal and engaging guide with a unique approach to the works in one of the most important collections in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe word \"museum\" comes from the Greek word for a temple dedicated to the muses: history, astronomy, dance, music, comedy, tragedy, and lyric, epic, and religious poetry. Each of these muses is in evidence at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Few public collections can boast Cleveland's concentration of quality, rarity, and worldwide renown. Dedicated in 1916 \"for the benefit of all the people forever,\" the museum is home to a constellation of masterpieces - works that define their medium, that define our experience of art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn The Cleveland Museum of Art new director David Franklin offers a personal tour of some of his favorite objects, selected from holdings that span 6,000 years of artistic achievement. Each entry offers a reflection on the work of art, explaining why it is one of his highlights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWorks featured include Caravaggio's The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew, Rembrandt's The Blindness of Tobit: The Larger Plate, Degas' Angel Blowing a Trumpet, Van Gogh's Adeline Ravoux, and Bonnard's The Dessert.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso available in the Director's Choice Series:\u003cbr\u003eCalouste Gulbenkian Museum: Director's Choice ISBN: 9781857597134\u003cbr\u003eCarnegie Museum of Art: Director's Choice ISBN: 9781857596533\u003cbr\u003eThe National Gallery London: Director's Choice ISBN: 9781857596410\u003cbr\u003eThe John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art: Curator's Choice ISBN: 9781857596434\u003cbr\u003eThe Barber Institute of Fine Arts: Director's Choice ISBN 9781857596526\u003cbr\u003eEnglish Heritage: Director's Choice ISBN: 9781857597516\u003cbr\u003eKunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna: Director's Choice ISBN: 9781857597233\u003cbr\u003eLos Angeles County Museum of Art: Director's Choice ISBN: 9781857597868\u003cbr\u003eSenate House Library, University of London: Director's Choice ISBN: 9781857597851\u003cbr\u003eThe American Museum in Britain: Director's Choice ISBN: 9781857597721\u003cbr\u003eThe Hunterian, University of Glasgow: Director's Choice ISBN 9781857597141\u003cbr\u003eThe Wallace Collection: Director's Choice ISBN: 9781857597707\u003cbr\u003eDulwich Picture Gallery, London: Director's Choice ISBN 9781857595840\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scala Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47050799579376,"sku":"9781857597844","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781857597844_p0.jpg?v=1763599206","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781857597844","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}