The Antiquities of Athens
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Author | : James Stuart |
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Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : James 1713-1788 Stuart |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2021-09-09 |
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ISBN | : 9781014220370 |
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Author | : James Stuart |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 1876 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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Author | : Susan Weber Soros |
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Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9780300117134 |
The creation of the “Greek style” and its pervasive impact in England and on the Continent during the third quarter of the eighteenth century was largely due to James Stuart’s landmark multi-volume publication Antiquities of Athens, coauthored with Nicholas Revett. Stuart, subsequently known as “Athenian” Stuart, went on to a highly influential career that spanned the fields of architecture, interior decoration, furnishings, sculpture, and metalwork. This lavishly illustrated book is the first to examine Stuart’s multi-dimensional career and the full scope of his contributions as designer, artist, and tastemaker. An international team of scholars consider each area of Stuart’s work, his early training, interest in archaeology, unique network of patrons, poor record for completing projects, and legacy. With illustrations and discussion of the stunning neo-classical furnishings he created at Spencer House, the Greek Doric Temple at Hagley, and numerous other remarkable projects, the book brings Stuart’s achievements to light more clearly than ever before.
Author | : James Stuart |
Publisher | : Princeton Architectural Press |
Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781568987231 |
James "Athenian" Stuart and Nicholas Revett's monumental Antiquities of Athens was the first accurate survey of ancient Greek architecture ever completed. Based on precise measured drawings done at the sites of the ancient ruins between 1751 and 1754, these books set a new standard for archaeological investigation in the eighteenth century. In doing so, they also transformed our understanding of Greek architecture and by pointing up differences between Greek and Roman examples fundamentally challenged prevailing notions about a universal classical ideal and fueled the Greek Revival movement that dominated British, European, and American architecture and design for over a century. Originally published in four volumes that appeared between 1762 and 1816, Stuart and Revett's masterwork is presented here in its entirety as part of our Classic Reprint series and features a new introduction by scholar Frank Salmon. With its many images of buildings, plans, sculpture, friezes, and decorative objects such as vases, it remains the logical starting point for anyone interested in Athens, Greece, and its influence on the history of Western architecture. Published in association with The Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America.
Author | : Jenifer Neils |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 505 |
Release | : 2021-02-18 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108484557 |
This book is a comprehensive introduction to ancient Athens, its topography, monuments, inhabitants, cultural institutions, religious rituals, and politics. Drawing from the newest scholarship on the city, this volume examines how the city was planned, how it functioned, and how it was transformed from a democratic polis into a Roman urbs.
Author | : Quatremère de Quincy (M., Antoine-Chrysostome) |
Publisher | : J Paul Getty Museum Publications |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9781606060995 |
Quatremére de Quincy, the most famous art critic at the end of the Enlightenment, published two sets of letters about the role of museums. He first implored them to return works of art to their original settings but later argued in favor of the museum as a place where artworks can be safely stored and made available for artists to study. Immensely contraversial and influential since they were written two centuries ago, Quatremére's texts sum up the most bewildering moment of the debate on museums: did the new institution inauguate the death of art, or bring it to its perfection? This volume offers the first English translation of the letters, as well as an extensive introduction that reveals their content, the reason for their intellectual success, and how they enlarge contemporary disputes about cultural property, national claims and universal beauty.
Author | : Denis Roubien |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 149 |
Release | : 2017-04-28 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1351966170 |
This book explores the development of the city of Athens after the Greek War of Independence. It presents the process of creation of a neo-classical capital, in the place of a pre-existing town with the remains of a long history. The book examines the treatment of the pre-revolutionary town, its connection with the neo-classical city, the position of old churches in this antiquity-centered capital, and the factors that influenced the implementation of the projects for the new capital and their consequences on the city’s evolution. It will be of interest to historians, geographers, architects and scholars of Europe.
Author | : James Stuart |
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Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 1837 |
Genre | : Architecture |
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