Andrea Fulvio’s Illustrium imagines and the Beginnings of Classical Archaeology (Brill’s Studies on Art, Art History, and Intellectual History, 64)

Book info: Andrea Fulvio’s Illustrium imagines and the Beginnings of Classical Archaeology (Brill’s Studies on Art, Art History, and Intellectual History, 64) (Hardcover, 236 pages) – Brill, 2022. Language: English.

Andrea Fulvio’s Illustrium imagines and the Beginnings of Classical Archaeology is a study of the book recognized by contemporaries as the first attempt (1517) to publish artifacts from Classical Antiquity in the form of a chronology of portraits appearing on coins. By studying correspondences between the illustrated coins and genuine, ancient coins, Madigan parses Fulvio’s methodology, showing how he attempted to exploit coins as historical documents. Situated within humanist literary and historical studies of ancient Rome, his numismatic project required visual artists closely to study and assimilate the conventions of ancient portraiture. The Illustrium imagines exemplifies the range and complexity of early modern responses to ancient artifacts. Editorial Reviews About the Author Brian Madigan, Ph.D. (1982, University of Minnesota), is emeritus professor in art history at Wayne State University. He has published books in the areas of Greek architectural sculpture, Greek vase painting, and Roman ceremonial sculptures.