Letters to Miranda and Canova on the Abduction of Antiquities from Rome and Athens 2024 Holiday —Frank Gehry

—Frank Gehry

often shown with a variety of props—images that skirted the limits of propriety in their day

"This small book registers many of the attitudes of its patrons and makers while also evidencing superb craftsmanship and beauty

John Soane

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Letters to Miranda and Canova on the Abduction of Antiquities from Rome and Athens 2024 Holiday —Frank GehryAntoine Quatremre de Quincy Introduction by Dominique Poulot Translation by Chris Miller and David Gilks In the 1790s and early 1800s, the art world experienced two big events: First came the military confiscation of masterpieces from Italy and northern Europe in order to build a universal museum in Paris's Louvre. Then famous marble sculptures were prised out of the Parthenon and sent to London. These events provoked reactions ranging from