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The legacy of Vesuvius: Bourbon discoveries on the Bay of Naples

Abstract

"Exhibition at Meadows Museum, SMU, Dallas (2023-2024), Examination of the influence of archaeological discoveries from Pompeii and Herculaneum on eighteenth-century art from the Spanish Bourbon Court in Naples, Italy" -- Provided by publisher.

Contents

Director's Foreword -- Essays -- Introduction: The legacy of Vesuvius / Michael L. Thomas -- From secrecy to the grand tour: The revelation of eighteenth-century Bourbon excavations on the Bay of Naples / Eric M. Moormann -- Displaying the ancient world in the royal palaces of Naples / Robin L. Thomas -- Porcelain production and Bourbon patronage in Naples / Agnieszka Anna Ficek -- The Naples of the Bourbons: Some historical background and reflections / Carmine Romano -- Greek art, Roman taste, and Bourbon patronage / P. Gregory Warden -- Catalogue.

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    • Dallas: Custard Institute for Spanish Art and Culture, Meadows Museum, SMU
    • New York, NY: in association with Scala Arts Publishers, Inc, [2024]

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    • 178551573X
    • 9781785515736

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    Exhibition: Dallas, Meadows Museum, SMU, 2024/09/15-2025/01/05.

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