历史学家、考古学家、火山学家和英国驻那不勒斯大使馆特使威廉·汉密尔顿爵士(1731-1803)是当时欧洲的领军人物。尽管他的妻子艾玛·汉密尔顿夫人和霍雷肖·纳尔逊之间的浪漫关系往往会掩盖威廉爵士自己的活动,但他作为科学家和古典主义者的工作对庞贝、赫库兰尼姆和维苏威火山的研究做出了重大贡献。 作为古代艺术专家,汉密尔顿还收藏了大量珍贵的古希腊花瓶,随后于1772年卖给了伦敦大英博物馆。在这些花瓶运往英国之前,汉密尔顿委托富有冒险精神的鉴赏家和艺术品经销商Pierre François Hugues d‘Hancarville用文字和图像记录这些花瓶。由此出版的目录分为四卷,被称为《汉卡维尔古董》,代表了一部新古典主义杰作。古代花瓶从未有过如此细致的细节和崇高的美感。 Antiquarian, archaeologist, vulcanologist, and envoy to the British Embassy in Naples, Sir William Hamilton (1731–1803) was a leading European figure of his time. Though the romance between his wife Lady Emma Hamilton and Horatio Nelson tends to eclipse Sir William’s own activities, his work as a scientist and a classicist made major contributions to the study of Pompei, Herculaneum, and Mt. Vesuvius. As an expert in ancient art, Hamilton also built up an invaluable collection of ancient Greek vases, subsequently sold to the British Museum in London in 1772. Before the pieces were shipped off to England, Hamilton commissioned Pierre-François Hugues d’Hancarville, an adventurous connoisseur and art dealer, to document the vases in words and images. The resulting catalog, published in four volumes and known as Les Antiquités d’Hancarville, represents a neoclassical masterpiece. Never before had ancient vases been represented with such meticulous detail and sublime beauty. With this reprint, TASCHEN revives d’Hancarville’s masterful catalog for a contemporary audience, reproducing in exacting detail the same pristine images that sparked Europe’s love affair with the classical style.
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