Item Number: 104571 Title: Le Sculture Farnese, III: Le sculture delle Terme di Caracalla, Rilievi e varia Author: Gasparri, Carlo (ed) Price: Not Available ISBN: 9788851006075 Description: Napoli: Electa, 2009. 28cm., hardcover, 414pp. illus., several color plates. Summary: This catalogue is unusually elegant thanks to the right balance between the text and the splendid two-tone images by Luigi Spina. The catalogue includes the recording - conducted by leading experts - of the most famous works in the collection. Recently, the collection in Naples' National Archeological Museum has been re-arranged and re-opened to the public: the colossal Farnese Hercules and the Farnese Bull, the 'mountain of marble' from the Baths of Caracalla, once housed in Palazzo Farnese in Rome. In addition to the group of the Horatii and the Curiatii with the famous warriors and the Gladiator, there are also kneeling Persians and other Barbarians in colored marble and several delightful statues of animals, whereas the Farnese Naoforo is one of the most important Egyptian sculptures in the collection. Part of the book is devoted to reliefs, sarcophagi, furnishings and decorative architectural features. There is also a documentary appendix listing the works that have been lost, as well as analytical indices of all three volumes. We regret to inform you that this title is no longer available. P.O. Box 3904, Kingston, New York 12402 US Phone: 845-331-8519 Fax: 845-331-0852 Email: michael@artbooks.com |
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