Rediscovering the Ancient World on the Bay of Naples, 1710-1890
Publisher: NGW-Stud Hist Art
Published: Mar 18, 2013
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780300189216
Description: The ancient Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum, buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 C.E., drew international attention when excavations commenced in the 1730s. As a result, the nearby city of Naples became a nexus of scholarship, cultural diplomacy, and tourism. This fascinating book examines responses to the excavations by 18th- and 19th-century monarchs, statesmen, scholars, and archaeologists, as well as by artists, architects, designers, writers, and tourists. Essays by leading art historians and archaeologists chronicle the exploitation of the sites through excavation, publication, and museum display, and discuss the wider influence of the recovered objects and architectural remains on art and design in Italy, France, Germany, and Britain. Unlike other publications that focus on the archaeological artifacts and their documentation, this extensively illustrated book presents the discoveries from the standpoint of how they were understood at the time. -- Publishers website.
Notes: Source title: Rediscovering the Ancient World on the Bay of Naples, 1710-1890 (Studies in the History of Art Series)