Winckelmann’s Images from the Ancient World: Greek, Roman, Etruscan and Egyptian (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)

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Compiled by the father of up to date art history, this landmark 1767 publication boasts more than 200 outstanding engravings of ancient monuments. Johann Joachim Winckelmann, an eighteenth-century scholar who devoted his life to the study of ancient art, was once the first to outline the distinctions between works of Egyptian, Etruscan, Roman, and Greek origin. Drawing upon his encyclopedic knowledge of ancient literature, Winckelmann explained the origins and significance of each and every of these in the past unknown and unpublished images from historic buildings and monuments. 
These finely engraved illustrations of figures from ancient religion and mythology offer a compelling study, particularly in the light of the details imparted by the German scholar’s statement. Along with reproductions of the entire images from the original volume, this edition includes newly translated text and captions and an Introduction that relates fascinating details concerning the creator’s life. That is the first English-language version of Winckelmann’s classic, presenting not only a panorama of captivating sights from classical civilizations but also an incredible contribution to the literature of art history.
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