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History of the Art of Antiquity
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 452

History of the Art of Antiquity

  • Categories: Art

"Translation of a foundational text for the disciplines of art history and archaeology. Offers a systematic history of art in ancient Egypt, Persia, Etruria, Rome, and, above all, Greece that synthesizes the visual and written evidence then available"--Provided by publisher.

Winckelmann and the Invention of Antiquity
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 302

Winckelmann and the Invention of Antiquity

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2013-08-29
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  • Publisher: OUP Oxford

This volume provides a new perspective on the emergence of the modern study of antiquity, Altertumswissenschaft, in eighteenth-century Germany through an exploration of debates that arose over the work of the art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann between his death in 1768 and the end of the century. Winckelmann's eloquent articulation of the cultural and aesthetic value of studying the ancient Greeks, his adumbration of a new method for studying ancient artworks, and his provision of a model of cultural-historical development in terms of a succession of period styles, influenced both the public and intra-disciplinary self-image of classics long into the twentieth century. Yet this area of...

Flesh and the Ideal
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 294

Flesh and the Ideal

  • Categories: Art
  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1994-05-01
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  • Publisher: Unknown

Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-1768), one of the most important figures ever to have written about art, is considered by many to be the father of modern art history. This book is an intellectual biography of Winckelmann that discusses his magnum opus, History of the Art of Antiquity, in the context of his life and work in Germany and in Rome in the eighteenth century.

Winckelmann's Images from the Ancient World
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 179

Winckelmann's Images from the Ancient World

  • Categories: Art

Assembled by the father of modern art history, this landmark 1767 publication features more than 200 fine engravings. Its fascinating panorama of images from classical civilizations includes informative text and captions.

Winckelmann and Curiosity in the 18th-century Gentleman's Library
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 134

Winckelmann and Curiosity in the 18th-century Gentleman's Library

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2018
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The History of Ancient Art
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 522

The History of Ancient Art

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1873
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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The history of ancient art among the Greeks
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 320

The history of ancient art among the Greeks

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1850
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Johann Joachim Winckelmann on Art, Architecture, and Archaeology
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 281

Johann Joachim Winckelmann on Art, Architecture, and Archaeology

Modern English translations of several of the most important essays of Winckelmann, one of the fathers of art history and archaeology and a strong influence on Goethe and Schiller and Weimar Classicism. Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717-68) has long been recognized as one of the founders of modern art history and a major force in the development of archaeology and the study of ancient Greek architecture. He also exerted an influence on the Weimar Classicism of Goethe and Schiller, for whom his description of Greek sculpture as evoking "edle Einfalt und stille Grösse" (noble simplicity and a calm greatness) became a watchword. He contributed to modern scientific archaeology through his applic...

The Reception of Johann Joachim Winckelmann in Modern German Prose Fiction
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 358

The Reception of Johann Joachim Winckelmann in Modern German Prose Fiction

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1976
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Winckelmann’s “Philosophy of Art”
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 210

Winckelmann’s “Philosophy of Art”

  • Categories: Art

It is the aim of this work to examine the pivotal role of Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768) as a judge of classical sculpture and as a major contributor to German art criticism. John Harry North seeks to identify the key features of his treatment of classical beauty, particularly in his famous descriptions of large-scale classical sculpture. Five case studies are offered to demonstrate the academic classicism that formed the core of his philosophy of art. North aims to establish Winckelmann’s place in the development of the German language. His prose contributed to a literary style that was suitable for the expression of an emotional response to visual experiences. His use of rhetor...