Lot 851
J. Winckelmann, Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. 2 Tle. in 1 Bd. Dresden 1764. - Angeb.: Anmerkungen über die Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. Dresden 1767.
Estimate
€ 600
Starting Price
€ 400
Lot:
851
Category:
Book studies and writing, arts and decorative arts
Artist:
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim: Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. 2 parts in one Volume. Dresden: Waltherische Hof-Buchhandlung 1764. 23,7 x 19,3 cm. With 2 engraved title vignettes and 22 copperplate engravings. LII, 431 pp., 15 leaves. Half-leather with 2 back labels and spine decoration.
(Rubbed and slightly bumped. Edges slightly discoloured. Tanned, with brown spots in places and occasional damp-stained edges. The attached ‘Notes’ are heavily browned.)
Carter/Muir 210. Goed. IV/I, 301, 12. Ruppert, S. 16. - First edition. - Winckelmann’s magnum opus on art history and one of the most influential books in European art scholarship. With this work—the first systematic account of ancient art—Winckelmann laid the foundations for academic archaeology and art history; his ideal of ‘noble simplicity and quiet grandeur’ had a lasting influence on Classicism.
Bound with:
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim: Anmerkungen über die Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. 2 parts. Dresden: Walther 1767. With 1 engraved title vignette. 3 leaves, XVI pp., 3 leaves, 84 pp., 1 leaf, pp. (85)–(127), 1 unnumbered page, 6 leaves.
(Rubbed and slightly bumped. Edges slightly discoloured. Tanned, with brown spots in places and occasional damp-stained edges. The attached ‘Notes’ are heavily browned.)
Carter/Muir 210. Goed. IV/I, 301, 12. Ruppert, S. 16. - First edition. - Winckelmann’s magnum opus on art history and one of the most influential books in European art scholarship. With this work—the first systematic account of ancient art—Winckelmann laid the foundations for academic archaeology and art history; his ideal of ‘noble simplicity and quiet grandeur’ had a lasting influence on Classicism.
Bound with:
Winckelmann, Johann Joachim: Anmerkungen über die Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums. 2 parts. Dresden: Walther 1767. With 1 engraved title vignette. 3 leaves, XVI pp., 3 leaves, 84 pp., 1 leaf, pp. (85)–(127), 1 unnumbered page, 6 leaves.