tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post1841235902529581939..comments2024-03-28T22:50:02.315+11:00Comments on ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Anglo-Jewish art collectorsHelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-5722004946452582552014-12-08T01:34:55.089+11:002014-12-08T01:34:55.089+11:00Thanks for the reference Stanley. I hope you enjoy...Thanks for the reference Stanley. I hope you enjoyed the post.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-429782697915775202013-01-16T21:05:13.284+11:002013-01-16T21:05:13.284+11:00Anon
my pleasure. My first link to Manley Hall wa...Anon<br /><br />my pleasure. My first link to Manley Hall was<br />http://manchesterhistory.net/manchester/gone/manleyhall.html There is a story worth telling.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-83451448979627375692013-01-16T21:03:16.796+11:002013-01-16T21:03:16.796+11:00Hels
Thanks for the Manley Hall reference. I do l...Hels<br /><br />Thanks for the Manley Hall reference. I do like Mendel's mansion, his silver collection and his Manchester business. Christie's book was more than useful in describing the sale of Mendel's collection - 21 days of nonstop auctioneering made the collection very large. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-81257308249677653902013-01-16T11:30:53.803+11:002013-01-16T11:30:53.803+11:00Parnassus
good point! I too would be very interes...Parnassus<br /><br />good point! I too would be very interested in knowing the degree of scholarship the patrons and collectors exhibited. They were "only" politicians, professionals and businessmen, so if they were wise, they would carefully consult art historians and learn from them.<br /><br />In an earlier post, I was very interested in the role of Joseph Duveen, Bernard Berenson, Alfred Flechtheim, Herwath Walden, Paul Cassirer, Jacques Seligman, Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler and Berthe Weill. I wonder who was the Bernard Berenson of the 1850-1900 era.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-41530328682896549152013-01-16T07:02:30.860+11:002013-01-16T07:02:30.860+11:00Hello Hels, As you suggest, it is interesting to ...Hello Hels, As you suggest, it is interesting to ponder how these Jews became interested in forming art collections, and whether their interests and interactions with the art world were different from other collectors' experiences. I would also be interested in knowing the degree of scholarship they exhibited--whether they studied and published in their fields of interest.<br /><br />In America there are also many examples of Jewish patrons of the arts--the Guggenheim and Hirshhorn museums are two that spring to mind.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-73732009036583729222013-01-15T20:47:04.310+11:002013-01-15T20:47:04.310+11:00Jane and Lance
In 1865 Baron Ferdinand de Rothsch...Jane and Lance<br /><br />In 1865 Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild (1839–1898) married his cousin Evelina de Rothschild, the daughter of Lionel de Rothschild (1808–1879). Thus the relationship of the younger man, Ferdinand, was both nephew and son-in-law to the older man, Lionel.<br /><br />Ferdinand was the Rothschild who had Waddesdon Manor built between 1874-89. Waddesdon Manor is rather special, I think, quite like a Renaissance château in the Loire Valley. But it was insanely huge. Did Ferdinand think that Uncle Lionel was going to leave all his art treasures to Evelina’s estate, even though Eveline died in 1866 before the house was started? Probably not, since four other children lived long and healthy lives, and were suitable heirs.<br /><br />Did Ferdinand think he was going to amass an enormous collection of furniture, porcelain and paintings himself? Rightly so; Ferdinand’s collection turned out to be HUGE. <br /><br />Perhaps Barbara Gilbert should have included Ferdinand instead of, or as well as Lionel de Rothschild. Perhaps I married into the wrong family.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3067098918914268503.post-7010607727682898042013-01-15T18:36:43.972+11:002013-01-15T18:36:43.972+11:00Hello Hels:
How very fascinating all of this is an...Hello Hels:<br />How very fascinating all of this is and how extraordinary that the thesis should cover so many of your principal interests.<br /><br />Waddesdon Manor in Buckinghamshire, which you may indeed have visited and now the property of the National Trust, was certainly built to house the remarkable Rothschild collection of eighteenth century furniture. Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com