In travel writings of 18th and 19th century, the critical reception of Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Herculanense Museum in the Royal Palace of Portici was part of a gaze that engaged the past aesthetically and a relevant parcel of the sweeping change which occurred in the gaze of the modern beholder. The extraordinary finds made possible to understand life in antiquity in unprecedented detail, testified to the existence of a hybrid value which offer an escape from tyranny of beautiful, also contributed to renew the ability of ancient subjects and forms to speak to modern life.
Lo spettacolo dell’Antico. L’Herculanense Museum nei racconti di viaggio, in LA CAMPANIA E IL GRAND TOUR. IMMAGINI, LUOGHI E RACCONTI DI VIAGGIO TRA SETTE E OTTOCENTO, atti del CONVEGNO INTERNAZIONALE DI STUDI ,22-23-24 OTTOBRE Seconda Università di Napoli, SANTA MARIA CAPUA VETERE – Università degli studi di Salerno, SALERNO, a cura di R. Cioffi e S. Martelli
TROTTA, Antonella
2015
Abstract
In travel writings of 18th and 19th century, the critical reception of Pompeii, Herculaneum and the Herculanense Museum in the Royal Palace of Portici was part of a gaze that engaged the past aesthetically and a relevant parcel of the sweeping change which occurred in the gaze of the modern beholder. The extraordinary finds made possible to understand life in antiquity in unprecedented detail, testified to the existence of a hybrid value which offer an escape from tyranny of beautiful, also contributed to renew the ability of ancient subjects and forms to speak to modern life.File in questo prodotto:
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