The Farnese Family and the Barbara Gonzaga Collection of Antique Cameos
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14904299 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C M Brown (0000-0001-7094-6908, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-152 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the History of Collections (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6650 • E-ISSN: 1477-8564 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/jhc/6.2.145 |
| OpenAlex | W1980553245 |
| Language | EN |
A letter written in November 1545 to Cardinal Alessandro Farnese by the Modenese antiquarian Pellegrino di Leuti sheds new light on Pope Paul III's interest in antique germs. At the same time it helps to document a hitherto overlooked collection of cameos owned by the Countess of Catazzo, Barbara Gonzaga
Antique · Art · Art history · Visual arts · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · Historical Art and Culture Studies · Renaissance and Early Modern Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |