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Pair, Grand Tour Style Italian Bronzed Plaques Aldrovandi & Homer
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Italian, late 19th century.
A pair of Grand tour bronzed plaques depicting
1) Ulisse Aldrovandi (Italian, 1522-1602) was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. Carl Linnaeus and the comte de Buffon reckoned him the father of natural history studies. He is usually referred to, especially in older scientific literature in Latin, as Aldrovandus; his name in Italian is equally given as Aldroandi. He is also known for the most important cabinet of curiosity in history which amassed over 7000 specimens of the diversita di cose naturali. Between 1551 and 1554, he organized several expeditions to collect plants for a herbarium, among the first botanizing expeditions. Eventually, his herbarium contained about 4760 dried specimens on 4117 sheets in sixteen volumes, preserved at the University of Bologna. He also had various artists including Jacopo Ligozzi, Giovanni Neri, and Cornelio Schwindt, compose illustrations of specimens.
2) Homer (Greek, 8th century) was a Greek poet who is credited as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, two epic poems that are foundational works of ancient Greek literature. Homer is considered one of the most revered and influential authors in history. Today, only the Iliad and the Odyssey are associated with the name 'Homer'. In antiquity, a large number of other works were sometimes attributed to him, including the Homeric Hymns, the Contest of Homer and Hesiod, several epigrams, the Little Iliad, the Nostoi, the Thebaid, the Cypria, the Epigoni, the comic mini-epic Batrachomyomachia ("The Frog–Mouse War"), the Margites, the Capture of Oechalia, and the Phocais. These claims are not considered authentic today and were by no means universally accepted in the ancient world. As with the multitude of legends surrounding Homer's life, they indicate little more than the centrality of Homer to ancient Greek culture.
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
- Sold As:Set of 2
- Style:Grand Tour (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:19th century
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor wear commensurate with age and handling.
- Seller Location:Atlanta, GA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7838236406402
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