Winckelmann and the Vatican's First Profane Museum - Hardcover
$178.18
by L. Ruprecht (Author)
Offers the first-ever historical descriptions of the foundation of the "Museo Profano" inside the Vatican in 1761. Using the palace records from the Vatican's Secret Archives, Ruprecht demonstrates that the Vatican museum was the brainchild of J.J. Winckelmann, the so-called father of Art History.
Author Biography
Louis A. Ruprecht Jr. is William M. Suttles Chair of Religious Studies at Georgia State University, USA.
Number of Pages: 284
Dimensions: 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: November 22, 2011
Estimated delivery: June 18 - June 21, 2026
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