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Works by some of the greatest masters of the craft―Leonardo da Vinci

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History of the Art of Antiquity SCULPT ISBN 978-0-89236-576-0Johann Joachim Winckelmann Introduction by Alex Potts Translation by Harry Francis Mallgrave In 1764, Johann Joachim Winckelmann published a key early instance of art historical thinkinghis Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums, here translated into English for the first time. Dazzled by the sensuous and plastic beauty of recently excavated artifactscoins, engraved gems, vases, paintings, reliefs, and statuesWinckelmann synthesized the visual and