John Talman: An Early-Eighteenth-Century Connoisseur

John Talman: An Early-Eighteenth-Century Connoisseur Praca zbiorowa Wydawca: Yale University Press Data wydania: 2009 ISBN: 9780300123357 Liczba stron: 330 Format: 264 x 268 x 26 Rodzaj oprawy: Hardback Opis produktu: 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.