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AN ARTISTS CHOICE ITALIAN DRAWINGS FROM THE COL...

For fifty-four years  Martin von Wagner (1777-1858) was a central figure in the "German-Roman"
community during the early and mid-nineteenth century. It was in this vibrant environment - a
network of artists  archeologists  art historians  art dealers  patrons and collectors from
which a new idea of the Eternal City emerged - that Wagner assembled a significant collection
of artworks  which he later bequeathed to the university in his hometown of Würzburg. The
thousandsof drawings by Italian artists from the fifteenth through the nineteenth century have
long been regarded as the highlight of these holdings. For the first time  a substantial
selection of sheets from all regional schools is being presented in a lavish publication 
released on the occasion of a joint exhibition by the Martin von Wagner Museum of the
University of Würzburg and the Museo Vesini Rubin in Gradara.  Volume 1 contains approximately
130 catalogue entries  each prepared by a group of leading specialists in the respective
artists. In addition  five essays examine specific aspects of the Wagner Collection and its
context  also offering a wealth of high-quality reproductions of his Italian drawings. Volume 2
broadens the perspective  as Wagner's collection also included a vast number of prints 
paintings  a well-equipped library  ancient marbles  bronzes and terracottas as well as plaster
casts. Drawing on a wide range of sources  this pioneeringin-depth study illustrates the
genesis and character of the Wagner Collection.

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