The Legacy of Vesuvius - Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of Naples

This sumptuous book reveals how discoveries of classical sculptures and frescoes in Pompeii and Herculaneum inspired artistic masterpieces created for the Spanish Bourbon Court in Naples during the eighteenth century. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Meadows Museum in Dallas, Texas.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Essays
Introduction: The Legacy of Vesuvius by Michael L. Thomas
From Secrecy to the Grand Tour: The Revelation of Eighteenth-Century Bourbon Excavations on the Bay of Naples by Eric M. Moormann
Displaying the Ancient World in the Royal Palaces of Naples by Robin L. Thomas
Porcelain Production and Bourbon Patronage in Naples by Agnieszka Anna Ficek
The Naples of the Bourbons: Some Historical Background and Reflections by Carmine Romano
Greek Art, Roman Taste, and Bourbon Patronage by P. Gregory Warden
Catalogue
Bibliography and Index
 

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Michael L. Thomas

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Michael L. Thomas
• Verlag: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 05.12.2024
• EAN: 9781785515736
• ISBN: 978-1-78551-573-6
• Seiten: 184
• Gewicht: 617 g
• Illustration: 85 illustrations
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Antike; CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Metal Work, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, DESIGN / History & Criticism, ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, CRAFTS & HOBBIES / Applique, Archaeology, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Archaeological sites, c 1000 to c 500 BCE (Italian period of Antiquity), ART / Movements / Modernism