The Arts of Collecting Padre Sebastiano Resta and the Market for Drawings in Early Modern Europe |
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| Author:
| Warwick, Genevieve |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-18107-5 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2012 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $47.99 |
Book Description:
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This work, first published in 2000, examines the collection of art works through an anthropological examination of modes of exchange and the social roles of material culture. Focusing on the figure of Sebastiano Resta, it brings to light a shadowy, yet crucial chapter in the history of collecting.
This work, first published in 2000, examines the collection of art works through an anthropological examination of modes of exchange and the social roles of material culture. Focusing on the figure of Sebastiano Resta, it brings to light a shadowy, yet crucial chapter in the history of collecting.