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Liverpool University Press The Ince Blundell Collection of Classical Sculpture: 3: Volume 3 - The Ideal Sculpture

Name: The Ince Blundell Collection of Classical Sculpture: 3: Volume 3 - The Ideal Sculpture
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This book investigates the important antiquities collection formed by Henry Blundell of Ince Blundell Hall outside Liverpool in the late eighteenth century. Consisting of more than 500 ancient marbles-the UK's largest collection of Roman sculptures after that of the British Museum-the collection was assembled primarily in Italy during Blundell's various "Grand Tour" visits. As ancient statues were the pre-eminent souvenir of the Grand Tour, Blundell had strong competition from other collectors, both British nobility and European aristocrats, monarchs, and the Pope. His statues represent a typical cross-section of sculptures that would have decorated ancient Roman houses, villas, public spaces, and even tombs, although their precise origins are largely unknown. Most are likely to have come from Rome and at least one was found at Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli. Although most of the works are likely to have been broken when found, in keeping with the taste of the period they were almost all restored. Because of their extensive reworking, the statues are today not simply archaeological specimens but rather, artistic palimpsests that are as much a product of the 18th century as of antiquity. Through them we can learn what antiquarians and collectors of the 18th century-a key period in the development of scientific archaeology as a discipline-thought about antiquity. Steeped in the work of such writers as Alexander Pope, an educated Englishman like Blundell sought a visual expression of a lost past. Restoration played a major role in creating that visual expression, and I pay close attention to the aims and methods by which the Ince restorations advanced an 18th century vision of the "classical." The image of antiquity formed at this time has continued to exert a profound effect on how we see these pieces today. The book will be the first to examine the ideal sculpture of Ince Blundell Hall in nearly a century. In so doing it aims to rehabilitate the reputations of a collector and collection that have largely been been ignored by both art-lovers and scholars in post-war Britain.

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Brand: Liverpool University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1781383103
Category: Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Sculpture
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 31 December 2016
Listed Since: 05 May 2016

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