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This lucid and coherent account provides a new overview of the collecting of antiquities in early renaissance Rome, from the time of Petrarch to the Sack of Rome in 1527. In the early 15th 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. In this important book, the author steps back to examine the "long" 15th century, a critical period in the history of antiquities collecting that has received scant attention. She 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. The book culminates in a detailed catalogue of the thirty-six most important antiquities collections formed before the Sack and brings these vanished sites back to life by using archival documents, drawings, and descriptions by visitors to clarify the history and appearance of little-studied collections.
Author: Kathleen Wren Christian
ISBN-10: 0300154216
ISBN-13: 9780300154214
Publisher: Yale University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/31/2010
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 3.78lbs
Size: 10.39h x 7.82w x 1.31d
Review Citation(s):
Choice 02/01/2011
Library Journal 02/15/2011 pg. 108
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