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Taste and the Antique - Haskell, Francis; Penny, Nicholas - Yale University Press
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September 1982
376 p., 7 1/2 x 10
ISBN: 9780300029130
ISBN-10: 0300029136
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Paper: $38.00 sc
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- Art and Architecture
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Taste and the AntiqueThe Lure of Classical Sculpture, 1500-1900
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Francis Haskell and Nicholas Penny
“A major chapter in the history of taste…. Provides exemplary documentation for the various stages of the rise and fall of ancient sculpture … and the catalogue of the ninety-five carefully chosen paradigms is a boon to art historians…. Bound to become, and remain, a basic tool for research. The fallen idols could not have received a more fitting memorial.”—H. W. Janson, The New York Review of Books
“The authors assemble a catalogue of 95 Graeco-Roman sculptures and undertake to chart the rise and fall of their reputations over a period of four centuries…. This catalogue, recording dates of discovery of the statues and their changing locations through the centuries, is splendid; together with the comprehensive bibliography and lavish illustrations, it will prove to be an indispensable research tool for art historians. But the book’s main themes are developed in the 15 narrative chapters; anyone interested in the history of taste will find these pages enthralling.”—John H. D’Arms, New York Times Book Review
“Lucid and readable, but also impeccably scholarly…. Due to become a standard authority.”—Joseph Alsop, New Republic
“The most essential of all books on art published in recent years.”—Terence Mullaly, Daily Telegraph (London)
“Haskell and Penny have with erudition and wit fully elaborated the history of ‘the creation, the diffusion, and the eventual dissolution of a canon of universally admired antique statues.’ … Highly recommended.”—Robert Cahn, Library Journal
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