James Loeb, Collector and Connoisseur - Proceedings of Second James Loeb Biennial Conference, Munich Murnau

The second James Loeb Biennial Conference focused on his multifaceted engagement with the material culture of the ancient world as a scholar, connoisseur, collector, and curator. The resulting essays also reflect on Loeb¿s contemporary significance, as his collections continue to be curated and studied in today¿s rapidly evolving arts environment.

About the author

Jeffrey Henderson is William Goodwin Aurelio Professor of Greek Language and Literature, Emeritus, at Boston University.Richard F. Thomas is George Martin Lane Professor of the Classics at Harvard University.

Summary

The second James Loeb Biennial Conference focused on his multifaceted engagement with the material culture of the ancient world as a scholar, connoisseur, collector, and curator. The resulting essays also reflect on Loeb’s contemporary significance, as his collections continue to be curated and studied in today’s rapidly evolving arts environment.

Product details

• Authors: Costica Bradatan, Jeffrey Thomas Henderson
• Assisted by: Jeffrey Henderson (Editor), Henderson Jeffrey (Editor), Richard F. Thomas (Editor), Thomas Richard F. (Editor)
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2022
• EAN: 9780674278783
• ISBN: 978-0-674-27878-3
• No. of pages: 336
• Assisted by: Florian Knauß, Adrian Stähli
• Series: Loeb Classical Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish, ART / History / Ancient & Classical, History of Art, Exhibition catalogues & specific collections, Classical style, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, Exhibition catalogues and specific collections