British Collectors of Classical Antiquities

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This course is an exploration of British collectors of classical antiquities, their activities and attitudes, and the wider influence of this process up till the present day.

Date created:

2014-02-03 11:32

Tutor:

Steve Kershaw

Subjects:

Archaeology, Classical art & archaeology, Classical Greek studies, Classical reception, Classical studies, Greek art & archaeology, Roman art & archaeology

Keywords:

Sir John Soane, Sir William Hamilton, Elgin Marbles, Ashmolean Musem, Dilettanti, C.R. Cockerell, Lord Elgiin, Collectors, Enlightenment, Long 18th Century, Arundel Marbles, Pomfret Marbles, Wedgwood

Course type:

Weekly class

Course: Further details, online booking

Resources for this course

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,	A classic example of Roman plunder. The siege of Jerusalem began in the spring of 70 and took 140 days. With two pro-Roman Jews, Vespasian’...	Steve Kershaw	view
	One of the most important stolen statues in western literature is the Palladion. This ancient wooden image of Athena guaranteed the safety of Troy...	Steve Kershaw	view
VICTORY STELE OF NARAM-SIN	This link takes you to more information about the victory stele of the Akkadian ruler Naram-Sin, now in the Louvre. It is one of the oldest known...		view
VICTORY STELE OF NARAM-SIN	This link gives you more information about the victiory stele of Naram-Sin, now in the Louvre.		view
EXEKIAS AND DIONYSOS	This link takes you to an image of the Attic Black Figure kylix by Exekias depicting the dire consequences of piracy.		view
,	These photographs show the tussle between Apollo and Herakles for the Delphic Tripod.	Steve Kershaw	view
	This model shows the Athenian Acropolis as it might have looked on the eve of Xerxes’ invasion - 480 BCE.	Steve Kershaw	view
, ,	The "Tyrannicides" - statues of Harmodios and Aristogeiton. Xerxes took them from Athens to his capital at Susa.	Steve Kershaw	view
CICERO: 1st ORATION AGAINST VERRES	This link takes you to an English translation of Cicero's 1st Oration Against Verres.		view
CICERO: IN VERREM 2.4	This link takes you to an English translation of Cicero's speech In Verrem 2.4.		view
CICERO v VERRES	This link gives you more information about Cicero's prosecution of Verres.		view
IMAGES OF THE VERRES TRIAL	This link takes you to some images related to Cicero's prosecution of Verres.		view
	An archaic Greek sphinx. Roman collectors loved sphinxes.	Steve Kershaw	view
DESTRUCTION ON THE ATHENIAN ACROPOLIS	This link takes you to an interesting article entitled 'Destruction and Memory on the Athenian Acropolis' by Rachel Kousser (Art Bull 91...		view
THE LAUSOS COLLECTION	This link gives you some useful information about Lausos and his collection.		view
THE LAUSOS COLLECTION	This link takes you to an interesting article entitled "Excellent Offerings": The Lausos Collection in Constantinople by Sarah Bassett in The...		view
THE PALACE OF LAUSUS AT CONSTANTINOPLE AND ITS COLLECTION OF ANCIENT STATUES	This link takes to a good article entitled The Palace of Lausus at Constantinople and its Collection of...		view
THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM, OXFORD	This link takes you to a brief history of the Ashmolean Museum and its collections		view
TRADESCANT COLLECTION	This link takes you to a web site is intended to highlight a number of the objects surviving from the Tradescant collection and to place them in...		view
THOMAS, EARL OF ARUNDEL - THE ARUNDELIAN MARBLES	This link takes you to an entry about the Arundel Marbles in Chambers' Book of Days.		view
THE ARUNDEL AND POMFRET MARBLES	This link takes youto an article entitled The Arundel and Pomfret Marbles in Oxford by Michael Vickers, in Minerva, Nov/Dec 2007.		view
GREEK VASE SHAPES	This link takes you to some illustrations of the most basic Greek vase shapes		view
GREEK VASE SHAPES	This link gives you access to a site where you can explore the shapes and functions of Greek vases.		view
MAKING GREEK VASES	This link takes you to some basic information about making Greek vases.		view
GREEK VASES - THE BEAZLEY ARCHIVE	The Classical Art Research Centre leads and supports research on ancient art. At its heart is the Beazley Archive, which includes the...		view
18th CENTURY LONDON - MAP	This link takes you to an intuitive GIS interface enabling researchers to map and visualize textual and artefactual data relating to seventeenth...		view
HOW TO MAKE A GREEK VASE	This link takes you to a brief video from the J. Paul Getty Museum about how Greek vases were made.		view
REPATRIATION OF ANTIQUITIES	This link takes you to an article in the New York Times about the repatriation of antiquities.		view
REPATRIATING THE EUPHRONIOS KRATER	This link takes you to an article about the repatriation of the Euphronios Krater.		view
SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON - BIOGRAPHY	THis link takes you to a concise biography of the collector Sir William Hamilton		view
SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON - PORTRAITS IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY	This link takes you to a selection of images of Sir William Hamilton in the National Gallery, London		view
SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON & JOSIAH WEDGWOOD	This link takes to some good information and further links on the website of the Wedgwood Museum. Here you can explore the relationship between...		view
SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON - MEDALLION IN THE V&A	This link takes you to an image of a portrait medallion of Sir William Hamilton made by JOsiah WEdgwood and Sons, now in the V&A, London.		view
FROM SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON'S COLLECTION	This link takes you to an image of Gillray's caricature 'From Sir William Hamilton's Collection', along with links to other Hamilton-related...		view
SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON'S NEAPOLITAN HOUSES	This link takes you to an article entitled 'Sir William Hamilton’s Neapolitan houses' by Carlo Knight.		view
THE 'HAMILTON VASE'	This link takes you to an image and further information about the 4th century BCE Red-figured wine bowl (volute-krater), attributed to...		view
THE MEIDIAS HYDRIA	This link takes you to an image and more information about the late-5th century BCE red-figured water jar (hydria), signed by Meidias as...		view
, , ,	These images are of the upper zone of the Meidias vase in the British Museum. The mythical event illustrated is the abduction of the daughters of...	Steve Kershaw	view
THE CULTURAL BIOGRAPHY OF SIR WILLIAM HAMILTON'S VASES	This link takes you to an abstract of a doctoral thesis on 'The Cultural Biography of Sir William Hamilton’s Vases'. It will be available after...		view
EMMA LADY HAMILTON - BIOGRAPHY	This link takes you to a short biography of Emma, Lady Hamilton 1765 - 1815.		view