This essay reconstructs, through Lord Shaftesbury's private diaries, letters and notes, the 'lost' project of illustrating the frontispieces of the 'Second Characters', published posthumously at the beginning of the twentieth century. It also includes an iconological study of the emblems conceived by the philosopher, which reveals the strong influence of Renaissance culture on 18th-century English art and aesthetics.
GATTI, A. (1994). Sui mancati emblemi dei Second Characters di Lord Shaftesbury. BOLLETTINO DEL MUSEO BODONIANO DI PARMA, 8, 103-182.
Sui mancati emblemi dei Second Characters di Lord Shaftesbury
GATTI, Andrea
1994
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This essay reconstructs, through Lord Shaftesbury's private diaries, letters and notes, the 'lost' project of illustrating the frontispieces of the 'Second Characters', published posthumously at the beginning of the twentieth century. It also includes an iconological study of the emblems conceived by the philosopher, which reveals the strong influence of Renaissance culture on 18th-century English art and aesthetics.File in questo prodotto:
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