The Villa Dei Papiri at Herculaneum: Life and Afterlife of a Sculpture Collection  -  Carol Mattusch

KORTE INHOUD

The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum-buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, then rediscovered in 1750-contained a large collection of bronze and marble statuary and busts. Before they were published or exhibited, the sculptures were restored so as to appear whole: it is thus that they helped to shape early modern tastes in classical sculpture.
The book describes the nature of the ancient sculptures and their impact on the modern public. Their chance discovery affected the interpretation of the...
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Uitgever: J. Paul Getty Museum 392 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0892367229 ISBN-13: 9780892367221