The Pleasures of Antiquity
Subtitle: British Collections of Greece of Rome (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis)
Publisher: Paul Mellon Centre BA
Published: June 10, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9780300098549
Subjects: Antiques & Collectables; History of art & design styles: c 1600 to c 1800; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world; The Arts: General Issues; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Art & Art Instruction; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Art; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Private; Sculpture; Art / General; General; Collectors and collecting; Great Britain; History; Marble sculpture, Classical; Private collections
Description: "In this book, the first comprehensive history of the collecting of antiquities in Great Britain, Jonathan Scott gives portraits of the principal collectors, describes the mechanics of the art trade, excavation procedures and export regulations, and takes us to the beautiful sculpture galleries that were created for Castle Howard, Holkham, Newby and other imposing country seats. The book also explores the impact of antiquities on contemporary taste and explains why collecting Greek and Roman art fell out of fashion as tastes changed. Generously illustrated with views of the interiors of collectors' houses from the seventeenth century onward, Scott presents in copious detail the story of private British collectors of classical antiquities and the influence of their remarkable collections."--Jacket.