Then and now : collecting and classicism in eighteenth-century England /

In the mid-eighteenth century, English gentlemen filled their houses with copies and casts of classical statuary while the following generation preferred authentic antique originals. By charting this changing preference within a broader study of material culture, Joan Coutu examines the evolving art...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Coutu, Joan Michèle, 1964- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015.
Temas:
1700-1799
Sculpture, Classical > Collectors and collecting > England > History > 18th century.
Sculpture, Classical > Private collections > England > History > 18th century.
Sculpture, Classical > Appreciation > England > History > 18th century.
Sculpture, Classical > Political aspects > England > History > 18th century.
Sculpture antique > Collectionneurs et collections > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Sculpture antique > Collections privées > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Sculpture antique > Aspect politique > Angleterre > Histoire > 18e siècle.
ART > Sculpture & Installation.
ART > History > General.
Sculpture, Classical > Appreciation
Sculpture, Classical > Collectors and collecting
Sculpture, Classical > Private collections
Ausstattung
Gipsabguss
Sammlung
Kunst
Plastik
Bildnis
England
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • 1. Temporal Elision and sculpture collections in the first half of the eighteenth century
  • 2. An "old Whig" : the 2nd Marquis of Rockingham and his collections
  • 3. The 3rd Duke of Richmond and his sculpture gallery in Whitehall : munificence worthy of a prince
  • 4. The 10th Earl of Huntingdon and the Arcadian plains of Leicestershire
  • 5. Thomas Hollis and his life plan
  • 6. Conclusion : the nuances of the classical archetype.

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