{"product_id":"the-holkham-collection-of-classical-sculptures-elizabeth-angelicoussis","title":"The Holkham Collection of Classical Sculptures (Elizabeth Angelicoussis)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Holkham Sculptures   Ancient Rome in an English Country House\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn her scholarly and brilliantly illustrated book, Elizabeth Angelicoussis documents and assesses what is probably the best private collection of classical sculpture in Britain. She also does justice to the additional layer of significance given to the collection by its creator, the Earl of Leicester (1697 1759).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe splendid Palladian mansion of Holkham Hall in Norfolk houses a collection of classical sculpture in Britain acquired in Italy by its creator, the highly knowledgable Earl of Leicester in the first half of the 18th century. It comprises some twenty full-scale figures   Roman marble copies of Greek originals   as well as Roman portrait busts and other significant pieces. Casts of famous sculptures were chosen by the earl to round off his collection and to allow him to create a classical world of his own. His arrangement of the sculptures in the main rooms of the house gave them an additional significance that goes far beyond a mere collection of individual pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eElizabeth Angelicoussis is a classical archaeologist and an expert on eighteenth-century collections of antiquities.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Hardcover), Englisch, 560 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66055209910621,"sku":"K010933637","price":71.7,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/1093363700001A.jpg?v=1790413103","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/the-holkham-collection-of-classical-sculptures-elizabeth-angelicoussis","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}