The Mainstream Media and the “Shocking Bad Art” from Cyprus: 1870s New York Reacts to the Cesnola Collections

When the Metropolitan Museum of Art first opened the doors of its Fifth Avenue building on March 30, 1880, the majority of the exhibition space was occupied by Cypriot art purchased by the Met’s trustees from Luigi Palma di Cesnola in two lots, one in 1872 and another in 1876. The two collections am...

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Main Author: Knoblauch, Ann-Marie (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press [2019]
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2019, Volume: 82, Issue: 2, Pages: 67-74
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cyprus / Exhibition / Metropolitan Museum of Art / Geschichte 1880 / Palma di Cesnola, Luigi 1832-1904 / Restorations, Political
RelBib Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
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