Wolfram Dolz is Chief Curator, Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.Īna Matisse Donefer-Hickie is Research Associate, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Jens Ludwig Burk is Deputy Director General and Curator of Sculpture and Painting 1550–1800, Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Munich. Noam Andrews is Research Fellow, Research Foundation Flanders (FWD), Ghent University.įlorian Thaddäus Bayer is Director, Esterházy Schatzkammer, Forchtenstein Castle.
Wolfram Koeppe is Marina Kellen French Curator, European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Incisive texts by leading scholars situate these works within the rich, complex symbolism of life at court, where science and splendor were pursued with equal vigor and together contributed to a culture of magnificence. More than mere status symbols, however, many of these marvels ushered in significant advancements that have had a lasting influence on astronomy, engineering, and even international politics. By amassing vast, glittering collections of these ingeniously crafted objects, princes flaunted their wealth and competed for mastery over the known world. It was there, from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, that a remarkable outpouring of creativity and learning gave rise to exquisite objects that were at once beautiful works of art and technological wonders. Featuring more than 150 treasures from several of the world’s most prestigious collections, Making Marvels explores the vital intersection of art, technology, and political power at the courts of early modern Europe.
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