monumenti antichi inediti spiegati von winckelmann (4 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Second Edition. Second enlarged edition. xxiv, ciii, [4], 107pp + 54 plates. Contemporary quarter vellum over marbled boards, red label lettered in gold affixed to the spine. All edges uncut. Engraved title, thirteen large engraved vignettes, fifty-four plates (three of which are large foldouts) with a total of eighty copper engravings of various archeological works. Eight tiny worm holes to the spine panel, old inscription on the front pastedown endpaper.Internally extremely clean with some sporadic foxing. An appealing copy with large margins. In the Italian language. Brunet V.463. Graesse VII.461. ; Folio.

Fol. , Broschiert. 44,5 x 29,5cm. Bd. 1-2. Mit 2 gest. Titelvign., einigen gest. Textvign. u. 137 (davon 8 gefalt.) Kupfertaf. XXIV S., CIII S., 2 Bl., 107 S.; 2 Bl., S. 109-218, 2 Bl., S. 219-370, 1 Bl. Läd. Interims-Brosch. Etwas stockfleckig und angestaubt. Brunet V, 1463. - Zweite, nahezu fünfzig Jahre nach der ersten ersch., ital. Ausgabe des für die moderne Rom-Kunstwissenschaft bahnbrechenden Werkes. Sprache: Italienisch Gewicht in Gramm: 5850.

First edition of the last major work by the "prophet and founding hero of modern archaeology" (Boorstin, p. 5848), illustrating a collection of complex ancient objects either never before published or misinterpreted in earlier works. With over 200 fine engravings, it is a pioneering work in the depiction and interpretation of archaeological art. The work is prefaced by Winckelmann's "Trattato preliminare dell'arte del disegno degli antichi popoli" (Preliminary Treatise on the Visual Arts of the Peoples of Antiquity), an abridgement of the author's 1764 magnum opus, History of the Arts of Antiquity. Rather than a continuation of the earlier History, which presented ancient art within its political and cultural context, Monumenti is a treatise on mythology which uses archaeological artefacts to explain misunderstood passages in ancient literature. In many cases, Winckelmann demonstrated that works of art supposed to relate to Roman history were instead inspired by Homer's epic poems. "The complexity of the book reflects recent debates among scholars attempting to place it within a history of art history and archaeology. Some have been keen to situate Winckelmann's book as an important moment in the history of the development of Altertumswissenschaft, because it argued for the importance of bringing together literature and archaeology for understanding the ancient world. Winckelmann's position that ancient art visualized mythological themes rather than historical events has also been cited as a crucial moment in the history of interpreting classical archaeology" (Orrells, pp. 181-2). The engravings constitute the core of the treatise, showcasing bas-reliefs, statues, gems, vases, mosaics, paintings, furnishings, and a few small monuments such as sarcophagi and gravestones. Engraving number 180, depicting a bas-relief of Antinous in the Villa Albani, is "the prize of the entire publication" (Appelbaum, p. xxv), and the only one to name its creators; it was drawn by Nikolaus Mosmann and engraved by Niccolò Mogalli. A number of the other drawings are traditionally credited to Giovanni Battista Casanova (c.1730-1795, brother of the famous adventurer and lover), and to engravers who had worked on the History, such as Michael Keyl. The images, produced in different styles, "have been seen as marking the formerly traditional accounts of mythological iconography increasingly old fashioned" (Appelbaum, p. ix). Stanley Appelbaum, Winckelmann's Images from the Ancient World. Greek, Roman, Etruscan, and Egyptian, 2013; Daniel J. Boorstin, The Discoverers. A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself, 1983; Daniel Orrells, Antiquity in Print. Visualizing Greece in the Eighteenth Century, 2024. 2 vols in one, folio (360 x 250 mm), pp. xxiv, 103, [1]; [viii], 368, [2]. With 208 numbered copper engravings across 108 sheets (of which 20 folding), similar vignettes on title pages and in text. Title pages printed in red and black. With half-titles. Early 19th-century quarter calf, smooth spine lettered in gilt and decorated in gilt and blind, marbled sides, sheep corners, edges pale blue. Illegible library stamp on first title page, manuscript initials "J.F.W[?]" on both title pages. Binding sometime skilfully refurbished (corners repaired, hinges consolidated, extremities recoloured), occasional foxing, heavier to initial leaves in vol. II, a few engraved leaves faintly damp stained, leaf with engravings 157-8 relined with repaired marginal tears, sporadic small mark, otherwise generally bright and clean. A very good, well margined copy.