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Dilettanti

by Bruce Redford

Art patronageClassical antiquitiesHistorySociety of Dilettanti (London, England)Study and teachingArt, british, history

"Bruce Redford re-creates the vibrant culture of connoisseurship in Enlightenment England by investigating the multifaceted activities and achievements of the Society of Dilettanti. Elegantly and wittily he dissects the British connoisseurs whose expeditions, collections, and publications laid the groundwork for the Neoclassical revival and for the scholarly study of Graeco-Roman antiquity"--Back cover.

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