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OverviewBy the nineteenth century, connoisseurs from the British Isles had assembled the richest collections of classical antiquities outside Rome. The galleries they created to house the spectacular Greek and Roman statues, ornaments, vases, bronzes, and gems were in many instances designed to be as magnificent as the artworks themselves. This delightful book examines how the great British antiquities collections were put together and displayed, from Lord Arundel's collection of marbles in the seventeenth century to the Grand Tour acquisitions of the eighteenth century and the greatest art acquisition of all time, that of the Elgin Marbles from the Acropolis. 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 and collecting, and takes us to beautiful sculpture galleries that were created by such distinguished architects as Robert Adam and Jeffry Wyatville. With a generous selection of illustrations of the interiors of collectors' houses, the book presents in unprecedented detail the story of private British antiquities collectors and their truly remarkable collections. Published for the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art Full Product DetailsAuthor: I. Jonathan ScottPublisher: Yale University Press Imprint: Yale University Press Dimensions: Width: 19.10cm , Height: 0.30cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.406kg ISBN: 9780300098549ISBN 10: 0300098545 Pages: 348 Publication Date: 10 June 2003 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJonathan Scott is deputy chairman of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. His books include Salvator Rosa: His Life and Times (ISBN 0 300 06416 0, [pound]45.00*), also published by Yale University Press. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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