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Getty Research Institute Study Photographs of Ancient Minot Arts Objects
76.P.17
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections
Title: Study photographs of ancient minor arts objects
Creator:
American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Creator:
Serafis, Emile
Creator:
Hutzel, Max
Creator:
Goldscheider, Ludwig, 1896-1973
Creator:
Frantz, Alison
Creator:
Bini, Barbara
Creator:
Becatti, Giovanni, 1912-1973
Creator:
Victoria and Albert Museum
Creator:
Getty Research Institute
Identifier/Call Number: 76.P.17
Physical Description:
36.4 Linear Feet
(174 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1900s
Abstract: A collection of modern photographs assembled by the Getty Research Institute of ancient works of the minor arts, chiefly from
the Greek and Roman periods, Greek Archaic through the late Roman Empire (6th century BC-6th century AD). Object types include:
arms and armor, athletic equipment, furniture, jewelry, lamps, loomweights, masks, mirrors, models, molds, musical instruments,
ornaments and appliqués, scales and weights, seals and stamps, textiles, toys, utilitarian objects, vessels, and votive objects.
Language of Material:
English
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Open for use by qualified researchers. For further information, consult the
Guide to the Photo Archive and Database .
In 1974, the J. Paul Getty Museum began assembling a "photo library" by consolidating the visual resources of each existing
curatorial department. By the early 1980s, the Photo Archive was actively acquiring large collections of photographs from
commercial and private sources and scholars' archives that contained a photographic component. In 1983, the nearly one million
photographs of the Photo Archive were incorporated into the Research Institute's Special Collections.
Scope and Content of Collection
An assembled collection of modern photographs of ancient works of the minor arts, chiefly from the Greek and Roman periods,
Greek Archaic through the late Roman Empire (6th century BC-6th century AD). Object types include: arms and armor, athletic
equipment, furniture, jewelry, lamps, loomweights, masks, mirrors, models, molds, musical instruments, ornaments and appliqués,
scales and weights, seals and stamps, textiles, toys, utilitarian objects, vessels, and votive objects.
The collection contains photographs from numerous sources, including commercial vendors and photographers, museum collections,
auction houses, research institutions' archives, and scholars' archives and collections. Of particular importance are the
photographs reproducing the contents of the James Tassie collection of casts of ancient gems at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
One of the few sets of photographs documenting this collection, this corpus is important for the study of ancient gems, the
history of gem collecting, iconographic sources of neoclassical images, and the formation of 18th century taste.
Significant scholars' archives contained in the collection include those of Giovanni Becatti and Ludwig Goldscheider. In addition,
the collection contains selected prints of objects found in excavations carried out by Bryn Mawr College at Murlo, Italy;
other photos were acquired from the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. Among commercial vendors and photographers,
the most important sources are Alinari (including the Anderson and Brogi archives), Bildarchiv Foto Marburg, Bulloz, Christie's,
Photographie Giraudon, Hirmer Verlag, Sotheby's, Max Hutzel, Barbara Bini, Alison Frantz, and Emile Serafis.
Arranged alphabetically by object type, form, culture, and location (city, museum).
The
Photo Archive Database includes photograph level access to approximately 44% of the photographs in this collection.
Finding aid created in 2009.
Photographs and permission to publish must be obtained from copyright holder(s). For further information, contact
Library Reproductions and Permissions .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Implements, utensils, etc.
Gems, Ancient
Lamps, Ancient
Jewelry, Ancient
Mirrors
Masks
Musical instruments, Ancient
Models (Clay, plaster, etc.)
Toys
Textile fabrics, Ancient
Seals (Numismatics)
Photographic prints
Armor, Ancient
Athletics -- Equipment and supplies
Decoration and ornament, Ancient
Furniture, Ancient
Weights and measures, Ancient
Weapons, Ancient
Poggio Civitate Site (Italy)
Votive offerings
Goldscheider, Ludwig, 1896-1973 -- Photograph collections
Becatti, Giovanni, 1912-1973 -- Photograph collections
Tassie, James, 1735-1799