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Fondazione Gottfried Matthaes
 

The Art Collector's Illustrated Handbook


 

The most complete and updated Handbook about the Authenticity
ascertainment in Art and Antiques with 540 pages and more than 2000 colour illustrations
in 3 Volumes and 3 languages.
 


 

 

INTRODUCTION

This book aims to be your trusted expert, providing you with clear and well-founded answers based on objective evaluation criteria as to authenticity.
The texts are drawn for the most part on the experience of  skilled art restorers and conservators collected in over 80 books on the subject and published in Italian, German, English and French.
It took a great many years of research and study to gather and set out this material in a handbook which is the only one of its kind. This treasure trove has been further enriched with information concerning scientific methods and procedures, after testing in the Museum’s laboratory, as well as methods developed by the same, such as the dating of wood by spectroscopy.
These texts were published in 1997-2003 when the Museum of Art and Science was still called the Art Collectors’ Museum (18 rooms and over 2,000 items on display).

 

 

Pages from

Volume I

Ivory, Paintings, Icons

Scientific methods, Carpets and Rugs, Tapestry

Furniture

Glass, Ceramics
 

 

Pages from

Volume II

The Museum, Paper

Metals, Clocks and Watches , Walking sticks

Pipes, Musicals instruments, Stones, Precious stones, Amber, Pearls, Enamel, Dolls, Toys, Scientific Laboratory
 

 

Pages from

Volume III

The Museum, Minor asian art

Excavated Artefacts ceramics, glass, bronzes and jade objects, Buddhist Art, African Art and Indonesian Art

 

How to buy it: by e-mail click here - at the Museum in Milan 

 

 

VOL I

 

Contents Pages on line Total pages
Ivory
Paintings
Icons
Scientific methods
Carpets and Rugs
Tapestry
Furniture
Glass
Ceramics
4 pag
12 pagg
3 pagg
5 pagg
4 pagg
4 pagg
24 pagg
13 pagg
14 pagg
12 pagg
50 pagg
12 pagg
26 pagg
28 pagg
7 pagg
70 pagg
26 pagg
36 pagg

                      
 

  
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

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VOL II

 

             Contents Pages on line Total pages
The Museum
Paper
Metals
Clocks and Watches
Walking sticks
Pipes
Musicals instruments
Stones 
Precious and semi-precious stones
Amber
Pearls
Enamel
Dolls, toys
Scientific Laboratory
1 pag
7 pagg
18 pagg
4 pagg
2 pagg
2 pagg
4 pagg
6 pagg
4 pagg
2 pagg
1 pag
2 pagg
2 pagg
1 pag
4 pagg
22 pagg
34 pagg
9 pagg
2 pagg
3 pagg
8 pagg
11 pagg
7 pagg
2 pagg
1 pag
2 pagg
6 pagg
2 pagg

 

 

  
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

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VOL III

 

Contents Pages on line Total pages
The Museum
Minor Asian Art
Excavated Artefacts
Buddhist Art
African Art
Indonesian Art
 pag
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 pagg
 pagg
 pagg
 pagg
 pagg
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 pagg
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EDITOR:
MUSEO D'ARTE E SCIENZA - MILANO
 (ex Museo del Collezionista d'Arte) 

via Q. Sella,4 - I-20121 -Milano  -Italy tel:+390272022488            

email: info@museoartescienza.com

 

 

Prices per volume, purchased at  Milan Museum or by e-mail     Vol. I  € 40,00 / $ 55 -  Vol. II  € 30,00 / $ 40 -  Vol. III  € 30,00 / $ 40

Shipping charges are not included and will be communicated depending on the country and the number of books.
ISBN code for purchase in bookshops of  "The Art Collector's Illustrated Handbook":

Volume 1 - 1997, Code ISBN 978-88-900454-5-5
Volume 2 - 1999, Code ISBN 978-88-900454-6-2
 Volume 3 - 2000, Code ISBN 978-88-900454-7-9

How to buy it:

  • in bookshops  with  ISBN Code

  • at the Museum in Milan 

  • by  e-mail click here

EDITOR: Museo d'Arte e Scienza (Art and Science Museum) - Via Q. Sella, 4 - I-20121 - Milan (Italy)    

Tel: +390272022488   -   Fax: +390272023156   -   E-mail: info@museoartescienza.com

 

 

Below is a part of the bibliography of the books consulted during the compilation of the Handbook :
"Authenticity in Art: The scientific Detection of Forgery", Stuard J Fleming, 1975, London - "Kunst-und Antiquitäten-Fälschungen", Thomas Almeroth, 1986, Frankfurt - "Au pays des antiquaires", André Mailfert, 1935, Paris -  "Das Kunstwerk im Zeitalter seiner technischen Reproduzierbarkeit", Walter Benjamin, 1955, Frankfurt - "X-Ray in Art", Arturo Gilardoni, 1994, Mandello Lario, Lecco - "Les secrets des chefs-d'œuvre", Magdeleine Hours, 1964, Paris - "Antiques", Elizabeth Drury, 1986 - "Gefälschte Antike", Paul Eberhard, 1981, Wien - "Is it genuine?", John Bly, 1986, London - "Noch Leucheten Die Bilder", H.H. Pars, 1953, Stuttgart - "Fälscherkünste", Eudel-Roessler, 1947, Wien - "La patina nel restauro delle opere d'arte", Thomas Brachert, 1985, Monaco - "Fake? The Art of Deception", Mark Jones-Mario Spagnol, 1990, London - "Kunst der Fälscher, Fälscher der Kunst", Frank Arnau, 1984, Düsseldorf - "Wie die Kunstfälscher arbeiten", Adolph Donath, 1937, Prague -  "Garantiert echt. Eine Geschichte von Bildern und Antiquitäten", Paul Harrison, 1935, Wien - "Englische Möbel. Echt-kopiert-gefälscht", Charles H. Hayward, 1980, München - "Naturwissenschaftliche Gemälde-Untersuchung", Hermann Kühn,  1962 - "Aus der Welt der Fälscher", Fritz Mendax  1953, Stuttgart - "Gefälschte Antike. Von der Renaissance sib zur Gegenwart", Paul Eberhard, 1981, Leipzig - "Kunstwerke chemisch betrachtet. Materialien-Analysen-Altersbestimmung", Josef Riederer, 1981, New York - "Fälscher, Händler und Experten. Das zwielichtige Abenteuer der Kunstfälschungen", Sepp Schüller, 1959, München - "Das Kunstfälschertum", Thomas Würtenberger, 1970, Leipzig - "Analyse scientifique et Conservation des Peintures", M. Hours, 1976, Friburg - "A la découverte de la peinture par les méthodes physiques", M. Hours, 1957, Paris - "Painting, Materials", R.J. Gettens, 1966, New York.

 

 

 

OTHER SITES OF THE MUSEUM OF ART AND SCIENCE: 

www.MuseoArteScienza.com - Sections of the "Museo d'Arte e Scienza": 6 rooms dedicated to the ascertainment of authenticity in art and antiques, 5 rooms about The "Treatise on Painting" of Leonardo Da Vinci and Leonardo's activities in Milan, 5 rooms dedicated to African Art and Buddhist Art, 2 Scientific Laboratories.

www.LeonardoDaVinciMilano.com - two permanent exhibitions: "Leonardo Citizen of Milan" and  "Appreciating Art through the Eyes of Leonardo" from his "Treatise on Painting".

www.AuthenticAfricanBronzesandCeramics.com -  dedicated to the authenticity of African artworks in bronze, stone and pottery. The scientific laboratory of the Museo d’Arte e Scienza has developed valid methods for telling authentic African objects from copies and fakes.

www.Paintingsauthenticity.com - Information about the authenticity of modern paintings and antique paintings.

www.AntiqueFurnitureAuthenticity.com - A list of possible methods for determining the authenticity of furniture based on objective factors.

www.Excavatedartauthenticity.com - "A list of all the possible ways of determining, on the basis of objective factors,  the authenticity of excavated pottery, glass or bronze items from Southern Italy, the Mediterranean Basin, China and South America.".

www.AfricanArtAuthenticity.com - "Art and Life in Black Africa", The African Art didactic section of the Museum (5 rooms and over 350 objects).  

www.SpectroscopyforArt.com - Scientific method for the dating of the wood and identification of the wood type used for art objects. Determination of their authenticity through analysis of colours, binders, pigments and other organic substances.  

www.C14spectrodating.com - Spectroscopic measurements complementing dating obtained with the C14 method that appears uncertain or impossible.

www.DendroSpectroChronology.com - Spectroscopic measurements complementing the uncertain results of dendrochronological dating.

www.Matthaes.org - The history of the G. Matthaes Foundation from the opening of the painting school in Dresden in 1906 up to the Museum "Arte e Scienza" in Milan.

www.CopiesAndFakesInArt.com - Ample further descriptions for ascertaining the authenticity in art for the individual fields of antiques.

www.IvoryAuthenticityAndAge.com - Ivory, bones and horns can now be spectroscopically dated and recognized with precision.

www.LeonardoTeacherofPaintinginMilan.com - An abridged and illustrated edition of the “Treatise on Painting”.

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