John Talman

An Early-Eighteenth-Century Connoisseur

language: english
Publisher: Yale University Press, February of 2009 ‧
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Offers a study of John Talman, the first director of the Society of Antiquaries and one of the most influential collectors of drawings in early 18th-century Britain. This book discusses the history of Talman's acquisitions, shedding light on the competitive nature, social practices, and aesthetic ideas of connoisseurship in England and abroad.

John Talman

An Early-Eighteenth-Century Connoisseur

Property Description
ISBN: 9780300123357
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date: February of 2009
Language: English
Cover: Hardcover
Pages: 330
Format: Book
Collection: Studies In British Art
Categories: Books in English > Art > Other Arts
Books in English > Others
EAN: 9780300123357