Publications

Gods in Color: Polychromy in the Ancient World

edited by Vinzenz Brinkmann, Renée Dreyfus, and Ulrike Koch-Brinkmann

An enduring scholarly record, Gods in Color reveals how ancient sculpture is incomplete without color. White or monochrome sculpture, an inherited notion of the classical ideal, would have been as strange to the ancients as these color reconstructions might seem to us today.

The Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon

by Renée Dreyfus and Olaf Matthes

The exhibition booklet captures the scope and depth of the cultural legacy of James Simon, perhaps the most important patron Berlin has ever known.  His collection, a testimony to his connoisseurship and philanthropy, laid the foundation of the Berlin museums’ holdings.

Legion: Selected Works

by Renée Dreyfus

This catalogue provides information on more than 100 masterworks selected from the Legion of Honor's renowned collection of European paintings, sculpture and decorative arts from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, textiles, works of art on paper spanning all periods, and antiquities from some of the world's great civilizations.

de Young: Selected Works

by Renée Dreyfus

This catalogue is a lovey reminder of the beautiful and varied collection at the de Young in Golden Gate Park.  The galleries  testifies to the great changes, growth, and expansion in American painting, in the art from Africa, Oceania, and the Americas, as well as in the broad range of textiles.  New directions in collecting are also notable in contemporary art and sculpture.

Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh

edited by Catharine H. Roehrig, Renée Dreyfus, and Cathleen A. Keller

Hatshepsut ruled as regent for, then co-ruler with, her nephew Thutmose III during Egypt's 18th Dynasty.  During her relatively peaceful New Kingdom reign (ca. 1473-1458 B.C.), the economic prosperity was reflected in the art: the innovations in sculpture, decorative arts, and such architectural marvel as her mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahri.  Twenty years after her death, Thutmose III launched a damnatio memoriae against the greatest female pharaoh Egypt had ever known.

Ancient Glass from the Holy Land

edited by Renée Dreyfus

The full-color, illustrated exhibition guide describes the history of ancient glass in the Near East, shapes, functions, and the many techniques and technological innovations, and that were developed there.

Pergamon: The Telephos Frieze from the Great Altar, Volume 1

edited by Renée Dreyfus and Ellen Schraudolph

The 2-volume exhibition catalogue provides scholarly and historical studies to the art of the Hellenistic kingdom of Pergamon.  Close examination of the Telephos Frieze gives new insights into the styles and schemes of the carved reliefs, as well as its juxtaposition to the Gigantomachy Frieze.

Pergamon: The Telephos Frieze from the Great Altar, Volume 2

edited by Renée Dreyfus and Ellen Schraudolph

The 2-volume exhibition catalogue provides scholarly and historical studies to the art of the Hellenistic kingdom of Pergamon.  Close examination of the Telephos Frieze gives new insights into the styles and schemes of the carved reliefs, as well as its juxtaposition to the Gigantomachy Frieze.

Guidebook to the California Palace of the Legion of Honor

by Renée Dreyfus

This museum guide offers a concise history and development of the Legion of Honor overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge and the Pacific Ocean.  It also includes a clear overview of the art treasures ranging from the ancient Mediterranean cultures to European fine and decorative arts and sculpture in this historical building.

The Mystery of the Dead Sea Scrolls

by Renée Dreyfus, Melissa Leventon, Ruth Peled, and Ayala Sussmann

This well-illustrated exhibition guide discusses the discovery, conservation, and accessibility of the Dead Sea Scrolls.  It also reviews the history of the Qumran community where these manuscripts on parchment were found in caves along the western part of the Dead Sea. 

Teotihuacan: City of the Gods / Ciudad de los Dioses

by Renée Dreyfus

This exhibition guide serves as an excellent introduction to Teotihuacan’s history, art, and archaeology, as well as the political power and religious practices of this Mesoamerican city.