The Villa Dei Papiri at Herculaneum: Life and Afterlife of a Sculpture Collection

by Carol C. Mattusch and Henry Lie

The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum-buried during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, then rediscovered in 1750-contained a large collection of bronze and marble statuary and busts. Before they were published or exhibited, the sculptures were restored so as to appear whole: it is thus that they helped to shape early modern tastes in classical sculpture.
The book describes the nature of the ancient sculptures and their impact on the modern...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892367229
• ISBN13: 9780892367221
• Release Date: February 2005
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 6.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 9.3" x 12.2"