Taste and the antique
Subtitle: the lure of classical sculpture, 1500-1900
By: Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny.
Contributors: Penny, Nicholas, 1949- joint author.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 376
Subjects: Sculpture, Classical -- Appreciation; Mythology, Classical, in art
Description: A history of the development of critical opinions on ancient Greek and Roman sculpture discusses the owners, identification, copies, and fame of individual statues.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 344-365.
Includes index.