Ispirazioni

Vite italiane dell’arte greca

Edited by Alfonsina Russo Edited by Nikolaos Stampolidis With Roberta Alteri With Alessio De Cristofaro

Book cover: Ispirazioni

Extent: 272 pages

Publisher: L’ERMA di Bretschneider

Subjects: Art & Art History, Classical Studies

Series: Cataloghi Mostre

Series volume number: 78

Language: Italian

Paperback (Published)

(June 2026)

ISBN: 9788891337542

7.874 x 9.843 inches

Price: $188.00

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Exploring the profound and enduring legacy of Hellenic culture within the Italian peninsula, the publication examines the complex trajectory of ancient Greek art from the Iron Age through the twentieth century. Tracing early commercial networks, colonial foundations in Magna Graecia, and maritime transmission, the study highlights how classical forms were continuously reinterpreted, adapted, and integrated into diverse historical contexts. Particular attention is devoted to Roman appropriation and reinvention, Renaissance collecting practices, and the subsequent revival of classical motifs in modern European and Italian art, notably through the works of Canova, de Chirico, and Savinio. Through these multifaceted cultural dialogues, ancient Greek art emerges as a foundational and living root of Western visual tradition, bridging antiquity and modernity through an uninterrupted history of exchange and aesthetic metamorphosis.

IN POCHE PAROLE...
Professore Nikolaos Chr. Stampolidis

VITE ITALIANE DELL’ARTE GRECA։ UN PERCORSO TRA LA MEMORIA
Dottoressa Alfonsina Russo

CATALOGO DELLE OPERE
SEZIONE I
PRIMA DI ROMA։ MERCANTI GRECI E ARISTOCRATICI ETRUSCO-ITALICI

SEZIONE IΙ
ARTISTI IN MAGNA GRECIA

SEZIONE IΙΙ
IL MARE COME ARCHIVIO

SEZIONE IV
LA GRECIA DEI ROMANI

SEZIONE V
VIVERE ALLA GRECA

SEZIONE VI
IL COLLEZIONISMO ARISTOCRATICO DI ETÀ MODERNA

SEZIONE VIΙ
SGUARDI ITALIANI. CANOVA, SAVINIO, DE CHIRICO

ABBREVIAZIONI & BIBLIOGRAFIA

  • Edited by Alfonsina Russo
  • Edited by Nikolaos Stampolidis
  • With Roberta Alteri
  • With Alessio De Cristofaro