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Reconstructing the Lansdowne Collection of Classical Marbles: Volume I - History, Volume II - Catalogue - Hardcover
The Lansdowne Collection once included 100 classical sculptures. It was essentially started by Gavin Hamilton (1723 – 1798), one of the most successful British explorers of the sites of antiquity during the 18th century. His enthusiasm and his acute aesthetic judgement inspired his patrons to assemble the collection for the specially designed gallery in Lansdowne - House. For a long time the famous private collection, created between the late 1760s and the 1820s, formed the heart of the Lansdowne mansi on in London before it was dispersed after 1930. Elizabeth Angelicoussis, expert for Roman sculpture in private British houses, has reunited the works, now scattered across the globe, in two art books. The first one illustrates, for example, the history of the formation of the collection and the gallery. The second volume catalogues and assesses each known sculpture and assigns it a place in current research and within the context of Roman art history .
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"Impressive . . . . This splendid publication is the fruit of many years' research on the creation, success, and ultimate fate of a collection of classical sculpture 'famous not only in England but all over Europe.'"--The Art Newspaper
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Elizabeth Angelicoussis is a fellow of the Society of Antiquarians, a member of the Institute of Classical Studies, London, and a senior member of the American School of Classical Studies, Athens.
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- PublisherHirmer
- Publication date2017
- ISBN 10 3777428175
- ISBN 13 9783777428178
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages728
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Reconstructing the Lansdowne Collection of Classical Marbles Volume One History -Volume two catalogue
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Book Description Rilegato. Condition: nuovo. Dust Jacket Condition: nuovo. prima edizione. Condition: like new. The Lansdowne Collection once held over 100 classical sculptures. It was founded by Gavin Hamilton (1723-1798), one of the most successful English archaeologists of the 18th century. His tireless efforts and sure aesthetic sense led his clients to exhibit the collection in a specially designed gallery in Lansdowne House. This famous private collection, assembled between 1760 and 1820, was at the center of Lansdowne House in London before being exhibited around the world after 1930. The author reconstructed the collection for these two volumes. The first volume is dedicated to the genesis of this most important English private collection of classical art and presents the staging of the works of art. The catalog volume is dedicated to the individual works in detail and locates them in Roman art history. These volumes are an outstanding contribution to the history of European collections and at the same time offer comprehensive information on classical art. Language : English text - Coll. A 10. Seller Inventory # 013527
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