John talman: an early-eighteenth-century connoisseur
Éditeur :
Yale University Press
ISBN :
9780300123357
Date de publication :
13 févr. 2009
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Poids :
1089 g
Format :
Cloth over boards
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Offers a study of John Talman, the first director of the Society of Antiquaries and one of the most influential collectors of drawings in early 18th-century Britain. This book discusses the history of Talman's acquisitions, shedding light on the competitive nature, social practices, and aesthetic ideas of connoisseurship in England and abroad.