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D'Hancarville. The Complete Collection of Antiquities from the Cabinet of Sir William Hamilton
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D'Hancarville. The Complete Collection of Antiquities from the Cabinet of Sir William Hamilton in Bloomington, MN
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D'Hancarville. The Complete Collection of Antiquities from the Cabinet of Sir William Hamilton in Bloomington, MN
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Antiquarian, archaeologist, vulcanologist
, and
envoy to the British Embassy
in Naples, Sir
William Hamilton
(1731–1803) was a leading European figure of his time. Though the romance between his wife Lady Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson tends to eclipse Sir William’s own activities, his work as a scientist and a classicist made major contributions to the study of Pompei, Herculaneum, and Mt. Vesuvius.
As an expert in ancient art, Hamilton also built up an
invaluable collection of ancient Greek vases
, subsequently sold to the
British Museum
in London in 1772. Before the pieces were shipped off to England, Hamilton commissioned Pierre-François Hugues d’Hancarville, an adventurous connoisseur and art dealer, to document the vases in words and images. The resulting catalog, published in four volumes and known as
Les Antiquités d’Hancarville
, represents a
neoclassical masterpiece
. Never before had ancient vases been represented with such meticulous detail and sublime beauty.
With this reprint, TASCHEN revives d’Hancarville’s masterful catalog for a contemporary audience, reproducing in exacting detail the same pristine images that sparked
Europe’s love affair with the classical style
.
, and
envoy to the British Embassy
in Naples, Sir
William Hamilton
(1731–1803) was a leading European figure of his time. Though the romance between his wife Lady Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson tends to eclipse Sir William’s own activities, his work as a scientist and a classicist made major contributions to the study of Pompei, Herculaneum, and Mt. Vesuvius.
As an expert in ancient art, Hamilton also built up an
invaluable collection of ancient Greek vases
, subsequently sold to the
British Museum
in London in 1772. Before the pieces were shipped off to England, Hamilton commissioned Pierre-François Hugues d’Hancarville, an adventurous connoisseur and art dealer, to document the vases in words and images. The resulting catalog, published in four volumes and known as
Les Antiquités d’Hancarville
, represents a
neoclassical masterpiece
. Never before had ancient vases been represented with such meticulous detail and sublime beauty.
With this reprint, TASCHEN revives d’Hancarville’s masterful catalog for a contemporary audience, reproducing in exacting detail the same pristine images that sparked
Europe’s love affair with the classical style
.
Antiquarian, archaeologist, vulcanologist
, and
envoy to the British Embassy
in Naples, Sir
William Hamilton
(1731–1803) was a leading European figure of his time. Though the romance between his wife Lady Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson tends to eclipse Sir William’s own activities, his work as a scientist and a classicist made major contributions to the study of Pompei, Herculaneum, and Mt. Vesuvius.
As an expert in ancient art, Hamilton also built up an
invaluable collection of ancient Greek vases
, subsequently sold to the
British Museum
in London in 1772. Before the pieces were shipped off to England, Hamilton commissioned Pierre-François Hugues d’Hancarville, an adventurous connoisseur and art dealer, to document the vases in words and images. The resulting catalog, published in four volumes and known as
Les Antiquités d’Hancarville
, represents a
neoclassical masterpiece
. Never before had ancient vases been represented with such meticulous detail and sublime beauty.
With this reprint, TASCHEN revives d’Hancarville’s masterful catalog for a contemporary audience, reproducing in exacting detail the same pristine images that sparked
Europe’s love affair with the classical style
.
, and
envoy to the British Embassy
in Naples, Sir
William Hamilton
(1731–1803) was a leading European figure of his time. Though the romance between his wife Lady Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson tends to eclipse Sir William’s own activities, his work as a scientist and a classicist made major contributions to the study of Pompei, Herculaneum, and Mt. Vesuvius.
As an expert in ancient art, Hamilton also built up an
invaluable collection of ancient Greek vases
, subsequently sold to the
British Museum
in London in 1772. Before the pieces were shipped off to England, Hamilton commissioned Pierre-François Hugues d’Hancarville, an adventurous connoisseur and art dealer, to document the vases in words and images. The resulting catalog, published in four volumes and known as
Les Antiquités d’Hancarville
, represents a
neoclassical masterpiece
. Never before had ancient vases been represented with such meticulous detail and sublime beauty.
With this reprint, TASCHEN revives d’Hancarville’s masterful catalog for a contemporary audience, reproducing in exacting detail the same pristine images that sparked
Europe’s love affair with the classical style
.
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