Catalogue of the exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris from November 7, 2018 to February 18, 2019.
A dream of Italy. The collection of the Marquis Campana.
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| N° d'inventaire | 25246 |
| Format | 25 x 28 |
| Détails | 607 p., publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2018 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782359062502 |
Giampietro Campana, director of the pawnshop in Rome, built the largest private collection of the 19th century, including archaeological objects as well as paintings, sculptures, and Renaissance objects. This collection was notable both for its quantity (over 10,000 pieces) and its quality, including numerous masterpieces, from the Sarcophagus of the Spouses to Paolo Uccello's The Battle and the sculptures of Della Robbia. Through this unique collection, Campana highlighted Italy's cultural heritage at the very moment when Italy was emerging as a nation.
After his run-ins with papal justice, Campana saw his collection dispersed in 1861 between the Russia of Tsar Alexander II and the France of Napoleon III, which caused deep emotion in Italy and Europe. Thus, the bulk of the Campana collection arrived at the Louvre Museum. Even today, the Campana Gallery, where the Greek vases are exhibited, retains the name of this collection, which played a decisive role in the formation of the Louvre's collections.
This catalogue aims to provide, for the first time since its dispersal, an overview of this legendary collection. It presents Campana's flamboyant personality and the society in which he moved, the history of the collection, the reconstruction of rooms in the Campana Museum in Rome, and the collector's taste for pastiches and fakes. It also highlights the immense influence of the Campana collection on the art and crafts of the second half of the 19th century.
After his run-ins with papal justice, Campana saw his collection dispersed in 1861 between the Russia of Tsar Alexander II and the France of Napoleon III, which caused deep emotion in Italy and Europe. Thus, the bulk of the Campana collection arrived at the Louvre Museum. Even today, the Campana Gallery, where the Greek vases are exhibited, retains the name of this collection, which played a decisive role in the formation of the Louvre's collections.
This catalogue aims to provide, for the first time since its dispersal, an overview of this legendary collection. It presents Campana's flamboyant personality and the society in which he moved, the history of the collection, the reconstruction of rooms in the Campana Museum in Rome, and the collector's taste for pastiches and fakes. It also highlights the immense influence of the Campana collection on the art and crafts of the second half of the 19th century.
After his run-ins with papal justice, Campana saw his collection dispersed in 1861 between the Russia of Tsar Alexander II and the France of Napoleon III, which caused deep emotion in Italy and Europe. Thus, the bulk of the Campana collection arrived at the Louvre Museum. Even today, the Campana Gallery, where the Greek vases are exhibited, retains the name of this collection, which played a decisive role in the formation of the Louvre's collections.
This catalogue aims to provide, for the first time since its dispersal, an overview of this legendary collection. It presents Campana's flamboyant personality and the society in which he moved, the history of the collection, the reconstruction of rooms in the Campana Museum in Rome, and the collector's taste for pastiches and fakes. It also highlights the immense influence of the Campana collection on the art and crafts of the second half of the 19th century.