Domus Grimani: The Collection of Classical Sculptures Reassembled in Its Original Setting After 400 Years

by Toto Bergamo Rossi

The Palazzo Grimani in Venice is a 16th-century palace in the Mannerist style. The former residence of the patrician Grimani family, the building also housed the Grimanis' vast collection of Greek and Roman antiquities until 1596, when the collection--comprising sculptures, vases, marbles and bronzes--was transferred to the Biblioteca Marciana in Venice. In 2019, the Biblioteca is undergoing major ceiling repairs, so the Grimani collection has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8829701254
• ISBN13: 9788829701254
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Marsilio Editori
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.3" x 10.6"