As reproduções de obras de Antonio Canova e Bertel Thorvaldsen em gesso patinado e terracota do Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2017

Authors

Morais, Rui (Author) FLUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Genius Loci: lugares e significados = places and meanings. Vol.1

Pages: 423-434

Conferência Internacional Genius Loci: lugares e significados

Porto, 20 a 22 de abril de 2016

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Humanities > History > Archaeology

Other information

Resumo (PT): Um dos aspetos mais interessantes da glíptica de setecentos foi a utilização de motivos da escultura antiga e contemporânea no repertório gurativo dos incisores de gemas. Alguns dos temas reproduzidos tinham sido tratados na obra de Winckelmann mas, na sua maioria, copiavam os exemplares provenientes das escavações das cidades de Pompeia e Herculaneum. Nos nais de setecentos, mais exatamente a partir de 1790, começa-se a reproduzir nas gemas as já famosas obras de escultura de Antonio Canova (1757-1822) e, posteriormente, de Bertel orvaldsen (1770-1844), e de alguns dos alunos e seguidores de ambos como, por exemplo, Gibson, Wol, Trentanove, Bienaimé, Tenerani

Abstract (EN): One of the most interesting aspects of 18th century glyptography is the use of motifs from ancient and contemporary sculpture in the gurative repertoire of gem engravers. At the height of their expansion, from the mid-1700s, the most imitated motifs (apart from the clients¿ portraits) came from coins and famous gems of Antiquity, even though the engravers would at times give themselves to whimsical reinvention. Some of these depictions were mentioned in the work of Winckelmann, but the majority copied pieces found in excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum. At the end of the 18th century, particularly from 1790, gem engravers began to imitate the already famous sculptures of Antonio Canova (1757-1822) and, later, of Bertel orvaldsen (1770-1844), as well as of some of their students and followers, such as, Gibson, Wol, Trentanove, Bienaimé, Tenerani

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific