Johann Joachim Winckelmann : Letter ; and Report on the discoveries at Herculaneum / introduction, translation, and commentary by Carol C. Mattusch.

Johann Joachim Winckelmann : Letter ; and Report on the discoveries at Herculaneum / introduction, translation, and commentary by Carol C. Mattusch.

Sendschreiben von den Herculanischen Entdeckungen an den hochgebohrnen Herrn, Herrn Heinrich von Brühl. English

9781606060896 (pbk.)
1606060899 (pbk.)
9781606060513
1606060511

Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2011]

©2011

English

Translated from the German.

ix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

N5775 .W513 2011

937/.7256

"This new translation brings to light the early days of scientific archaeology and the unearthing and study of Herculaneum and Pompeii as observed by the erudite and acerbic art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768). His Letter, published in German in 1762, displays his extensive knowledge of geology, ancient literature, and art while offering a scathing critique of the Spanish Bourbon excavations around the Bay of Naples and of the officials involved. He further discusses these topics in his equally controversial Report of 1764. The introduction describes the context in which these texts were written, identifies various politicians, academics, and collectors, and elucidates topics of particular interest to Winckelmann, from artifacts to local customs to the contents of ancient papyri. The illustrations, particularly those from the Bourbon publication--Le Antichità di Ercolano (1757-92)--illuminate how these monuments influenced contemporary perception of the ancient world."-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Winckelmann, Johann Joachim, 1717-1768. Nachrichten von den neuesten herculanischen Entdeckungen. English.

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