Piranesi's Candelabra and the presence of the past excessive objects and the emergence of a style in the age of neoclassicism

Piranesi's Candelabra and the presence of the past : excessive objects and the emergence of a style in the age of neoclassicism / Caroline Van Eck.

Author/creator	Eck, Caroline van
Other author/creator	Oxford University Press.
Format	Electronic and Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Description	xviii, 200 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online
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Subject(s)	Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778 Candelabra. Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778--Criticism and interpretation. Object (Aesthetics) Neoclassicism (Art) Art and society--Italy --History --18th century. Rome--Antiquities.

Series	Classical presences Classical presences. ^A611052
Contents	'A neo-classical dream and an archaeologist's nightmare' : Piranesi's colossal candelabra in the Louvre and Ashmolean Museum -- Candelabra in antiquity, their rediscovery, and reception -- Making antiquity materially present -- Animal features -- Animation, immersion, and the revival of antiquity -- Movement, animation, and intentionality -- Conclusion : 'Antiquity is only now coming into being'. The origins of the Styles Empire and the Turn towards the Object, 1770-1820.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-195) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2022941778
ISBN	0192845667 (hardcover)
ISBN	9780192845665 (hardcover)

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