Empire without end: antiquities collections in Renaissance Rome, c. 1350 - 1527

In the early fifteenth century, when Romans discovered ancient marble sculptures and inscriptions in the ruins, they often melted them into mortar. A hundred years later, however, antique marbles had assumed their familiar role as works of art displayed in private collections. Many of these collecti...

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Main Author: Christian, Kathleen 1971- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven, Conn. [u.a.] Yale Univ. Press 2010
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:In the early fifteenth century, when Romans discovered ancient marble sculptures and inscriptions in the ruins, they often melted them into mortar. A hundred years later, however, antique marbles had assumed their familiar role as works of art displayed in private collections. Many of these collections, especially the Vatican Belvedere, are well known to art historians and archaeologists. Yet discussions of antiquities collecting in Rome too often begin with the Belvedere, that is, only after it was a widespread practice. In this important book, the author steps back to examine the "long" fifteenth century, a critical period in the history of antiquities collecting that has received scant attention. Kathleen Wren Christian examines shifts in the response of artists and writers to spectacular archaeological discoveries and the new role of collecting antiquities in the public life of Roman elites
Item Description:Literaturverz. S. 389 - 423
Physical Description:IX, 440 S. zahlr. Ill., Kt.