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Letters to Miranda and Canova
Antoine Quatremere de Quincy
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Description for Letters to Miranda and Canova
Paperback. Offers an English translation of French art critic Quatermere de Quincy's controversial series of letters about the removal of antiquities from Rome and Athens. Num Pages: 208 pages, 17 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; ABK; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 180 x 12. Weight in Grams: 580.
This is the first English translation of French art critic Quatermere de Quincy's controversial series of letters about the removal of antiquities from Rome and Athens. In the 1790s and early 1800s, the art world experienced two big events: First came the military confiscation of masterpieces from Italy and northern Europe in order to build a universal museum in Paris' Louvre. Then famous marble sculptures were prised from the Parthenon and sent to London. These events provoked reactions ranging from enthusiastic applause to enraged condemnation. The French art critic, architectural theoretician, and political conservative Quatremere de Quincy was at the ... Read more
This is the first English translation of French art critic Quatermere de Quincy's controversial series of letters about the removal of antiquities from Rome and Athens. In the 1790s and early 1800s, the art world experienced two big events: First came the military confiscation of masterpieces from Italy and northern Europe in order to build a universal museum in Paris' Louvre. Then famous marble sculptures were prised from the Parthenon and sent to London. These events provoked reactions ranging from enthusiastic applause to enraged condemnation. The French art critic, architectural theoretician, and political conservative Quatremere de Quincy was at the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Getty Trust Publications United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Santa Monica CA, United States
ISBN
9781606060995
SKU
V9781606060995
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Ref
99-15
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