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Piranesi's Candelabra and the presence of the past : excessive objects and the emergence of a style in the age of neoclassicism /

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This volume explores the creation and reception of Piranesi's three colossal neoclassical candelabra. Caroline Van Eck's study explores the intense interest taken by producers and consumers of art objects in objects that made the classical live again in the late 1700s and early 1800s.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eck, Caroline van (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Classical presences.
Subjects:
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, > 1720-1778 > Criticism and interpretation.
Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, > 1720-1778
Neoclassicism (Art)
Art and society > Italy > History > 18th century.
Rome > Antiquities.
Néoclassicisme (Art)
Art et société > Italie > Histoire > 18e siècle.
Rome > Antiquités.
Antiquities
Art and society
Italy
Rome (Empire)
History of art.
Art and Design.
1700-1799
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This volume explores the creation and reception of Piranesi's three colossal neoclassical candelabra. Caroline Van Eck's study explores the intense interest taken by producers and consumers of art objects in objects that made the classical live again in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Physical Description:1 online resource (200 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192660572
0192660578
9780191937880
0191937886