Item Number: 50973 Title: Musei Capitolini : Le sculture del Palazzo Nuovo, 1 Author: La Rocca, Eugenio ; Claudio Parisi Presicce (eds) Price: Not Available ISBN: 9788837050863 Description: Milano: Electa, 2011. 29cm., hardcover, 555pp. prof. illus. Summary: The book opens with an exhaustive essay on the history of the collections on display in Palazzo Nuovo, such as Collezione Albani. Other contributions outline the museological criteria revealing the esthetical taste and the antiquarian interests of XVII and XVIII Centuries. The book goes on with sections dedicated to each artwork, complete with full documentations and information on their fortune during the centuries, up-to-date interpretations and the latest discovering resulting from accurate restoration works. The catalogue is ordered following the original museum organization, that has miraculously survived throughout the years. Texts are accompanied by artistic photographs taken from different perspectives, and offering for the first time a full view of the sculptures. (Sistema Musei Civici di Roma) We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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