THE LEGACY OF VESUVIUS

Featuring a unique combination of classical archaeological finds and the art they influenced in the modern age, this sumptuously illustrated book offers a fascinating glimpse into the art of the Spanish Bourbon Court in Naples, Italy during the eighteenth century. Ancient sculptures and frescoes from Pompeii and Herculaneum and other archaeological finds discovered at the foot of Mount Vesuvius helped shape the artistic expression in Europe including landscape paintings, sculpture, ceramics, furniture and portraits of the most influen...[Leer más]