{"product_id":"chatsworth-arcadia-now-isbn-9780789346117","title":"Chatsworth, Arcadia Now","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis stunning volume provides an enchanting visit to one of the most storied and beautiful English country houses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo place embodies the spirit of the English country house  better  than  Chatsworth.  From  best-selling books  such  as Georgiana:  Duchess  of  Devonshireand Chatsworth:  The  House by  Deborah  Mitford, the late Dowager Duchess of Devonshire, American audiences have long been transfixed by this remarkable place and its extraordinary collection of art and decorative objects.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Today,  Chatsworth’s  facade  is  newly  cleaned  and its  windows  freshly  gilded.  The  forward-looking current  Duke  of  Devonshire,  who  likes  to  say  that “everything  was  new  once,”  has  redone  the  public and  private  rooms.  This  tour-de-force  volume  is his telling of the story of Chatsworth through seven historical  periods  accompanied  by  stunning  photo-graphic  portraits  of  the  house,  its  collections,  and the grounds.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Chatsworth contains countless treasures from Nicolas Poussin’s Et  in  Arcadia  Ego and  Antonio  Canova’s Endymion to seminal modern works by Lucian Freud and  David  Hockney.  Though  filled  with  works  from different  time  periods,  the  collection  represents  the very best of the “new” from each artistic era.\"Nestled in England's Derbyshire valley, Chatsworth has long impressed visitors with its expansive collection of artwork that spans over 4,000 years and its 105-acre garden and arboretum. In this tour-de-force volume, the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire walk readers through the history of the hallow estate with photographic portraits of the house and its collections. Discover everything from the estate's 16th-century origins to the future plans for the grounds in Chatsworth, Arcadia Now: Seven Scenes from the Life of an English Country House.\" —VERANDA\u003cb\u003eJohn-Paul Stonard\u003c\/b\u003e is an art historian educated at the Courtauld Institute of Art and contributes to the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eThe Duke and Duchess of Devonshire\u003c\/b\u003e reside at Chatsworth, home to the family since 1549. \u003cb\u003eVictoria Hely-Hutchinson\u003c\/b\u003e is a photographer whose work has appeared in\u003ci\u003e Dazed \u0026amp; Confused\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e the New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ethe Wall Street Journal Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Rizzoli Universe Promotional Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233023308005,"sku":"NP9780789346117","price":29.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780789346117.jpg?v=1767723603","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/chatsworth-arcadia-now-isbn-9780789346117","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}