71 Hellenistic, restored by (?)Tullio Lombardo (early 1490s), Muse of...

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TitleMuse of Philiskos

Creator nameUnknown

Creator name (description)Resored by (?)Tullio Lombardo

Creator nationality/cultureHellenistic

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateUnknown

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationMuseo Archeologico, Venice

SubjectsMarble sculpture, ClassicalMarble sculpture, RenaissanceArt, European--Classical influencesForgery of antiquities

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5. The Artist and Archaeology

Francis Ames-Lewis

The Intellectual Life of the Early Renaissance Artist

Roberto Weiss introduced The Renaissance Discovery of Classical Antiquity (1969) as ‘a history of classical archaeology in its early stages, showing … how it was developed by the enthusiasm and industry of countless humanists … [for] the concrete legacy of classical antiquity’. Renaissance artists played a part in this process of archaeological investigation and discovery. Some artists recognised the pursuit of archaeology as a route towards fulfilling their intellectual aspirations. They …

Author

Francis Ames-Lewis

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.109-140

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00147.007

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-13902&redirecttoanchor=8197

Chapter subject tags:Art, Renaissance--Classical influencesCoins, ClassicalSculpture, ClassicalArt, Classical--ReproductionClassical antiquities

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