The Power of Collecting. The Kunst- und Wunderkammer of Archduke Ferdinand II at Ambras Castle

Written By G Haughton

Dr. Veronika Sandbichler

The Habsburg Archduke Ferdinand II was a member of one of the most important ruling dynasties of 16th-century Europe. Diplomatic gifts and exotic objects from Africa, India, China, Japan and the Ottoman Empire entered his famous Kunst- und Wunderkammer.

Haughton International Ceramics Seminar 2018 at Christie's

G Haughton
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