Full Description
The papers in this volume are concerned with the rediscovery of antiquity in the 18th century, throwing new and important light on the aspects under the following rubrics: "Artists' use of ancinet models," "Forming ideas and shaping taste," "Artists and patrons," and "Creating Collections". The book is richly illustrated.
Contents
Contentsperception of Antiquity; Michelangelo and Greek Sculpture; Pirro Logorio and the Rediscovery of Antiquity; Orfeo Boselli and the Interpretation of the Antique; The Artist's Contribution to the Rediscovery of the Caesar-Iconography; How to choose Ancient Models. The Example of John Tobias Sergel (1740-1802); Between Art and Archaeology: Johannes Wiedewelt in Rome 1754-1758; 'An ornament of the mind' - C.J.C. Reuvens' Ideas about the Benefits of Archaeology for Art and Society in the Netherlands; Wiedewelt, Winckelmann and Antiquity; Julianehoj and the Memorial Grove at Jaegerspris; Iudicium et ordo: Antonio Canova and Antiquity; Laurent Guiard: Memory of the Antique; Mantua, Mantegna and Rome: The grotte of Isabella D'Este reconsidered; 'Providence send us a lord': Joseph Nollekens and Bartolomeo Cava; Polish Artists and the Emergence of Archaeology in Eighteenth century Rome; Caravaggio and the Role of the Antique; The Importance of Etruscan Antiquity in Tuscan Renaissance Art; Antiquities and Art Theory in the Collections of Vicente Victoria; Danish Artists Collecting Antiques on behalf of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts.NER(01): GB IE
