Michael L. Thomas

The Legacy of Vesuvius

Bourbon Discoveries on the Bay of Naples

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scala Publishers Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 289mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 1360g
• ISBN-13: 9781785515736
• ISBN-10: 178551573X
• Artikelnr.: 71231893

Autorenporträt

Michael L. Thomas is an archaeologist and art historian. He is Director of the Edith O'Donnell Institute of Art History, and the Richard R. Brettell Distinguished University Chair at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Inhaltsangabe

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