This book describes the emotion of the grand and mysterious archaeological discovery made by the Bishop Mattia Santoro in his garden, in Polignano, in March of 1785. He discovered a big tomb that Sir William Hamilton visited, described and named Grand Mausolée.
In this Grand Mausolée the Bishop Santoro found more than 64 vases and other antiquities. Especially, four large Vases, high more than a meter and in perfect conditions: a volute krater, which will be called the Grande Vaso di Capodimonte, two similar great amphora and a loutrophoros. The Bishop donated the vases to King Ferdinand IV.
This book demonstrates incontrovertibly the origin of the Grande Vaso di Capodimonte from Polignano, reconstructs, for the first time, every step of the Grande Vaso di Capodimonte, from Polignano to the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
This book shows the images in high resolution, front and back, of the four big Vases found in Polignano together, images perfectly concordant with the description of the Bishop in the letter sent to Giacinto Dragonetti, letter also included in this book.
It also contains numerous new details related to the discovery of the Vases and their path, together with the articles of the international press, and a scoop, an unknown news: a discovery near Polignano in the 1785 of a subterranean "Apartment".
Demonstrates the origin from Polignano of the four big Vases. No one of which brought the name of Polignano as place of discovery. Includes the request of rettification and reassignment of the name of Polignano sent by the author to the Museums of New, York, Paris, Frankfurt and Naples.
The book is divided into 12 chapters:
I. La grandiosa scoperta di Mons. Santoro
II. Un sepolcro che vale più di Polignano
III. Il tesoro del Grand Mausolée
IV. Attuale ubicazione dei Vasi di Polignano
V. Ricostruzione storica dei passaggi del Gran Vaso di Capodimonte
VI. Documenti attestanti la provenienza del Gran Vaso di Capodimonte da Polignano
VII. Il romanzo degli equivoci
VIII. La miniera delle preziose antichità - Il mistero dell'Apartment
IX. Dai Fasti dell'antica Neapolis alla Polignano del 1785
X. Un guerriero ancora senza identità
XI. Scene tratte dal Gran Vaso di Capodimonte
XII. L'Assemblea Divina
Plates. Photo in high resolution front and back of the Big Four Vases.
Also includes:
Full text of the Letter to the Bishop Santoro from the Real Camera.
Full text of the Letter from the Bishop Santoro to to the Real Camera.
Extracted from Apologia Of The Royal Patronage Avv. Giulio Recupero.
Bibliography. Thanks. Index.
The book (in italian language) can be asked through the Contacts section of this site.
In this Grand Mausolée the Bishop Santoro found more than 64 vases and other antiquities. Especially, four large Vases, high more than a meter and in perfect conditions: a volute krater, which will be called the Grande Vaso di Capodimonte, two similar great amphora and a loutrophoros. The Bishop donated the vases to King Ferdinand IV.
This book demonstrates incontrovertibly the origin of the Grande Vaso di Capodimonte from Polignano, reconstructs, for the first time, every step of the Grande Vaso di Capodimonte, from Polignano to the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
This book shows the images in high resolution, front and back, of the four big Vases found in Polignano together, images perfectly concordant with the description of the Bishop in the letter sent to Giacinto Dragonetti, letter also included in this book.
It also contains numerous new details related to the discovery of the Vases and their path, together with the articles of the international press, and a scoop, an unknown news: a discovery near Polignano in the 1785 of a subterranean "Apartment".
Demonstrates the origin from Polignano of the four big Vases. No one of which brought the name of Polignano as place of discovery. Includes the request of rettification and reassignment of the name of Polignano sent by the author to the Museums of New, York, Paris, Frankfurt and Naples.
The book is divided into 12 chapters:
I. La grandiosa scoperta di Mons. Santoro
II. Un sepolcro che vale più di Polignano
III. Il tesoro del Grand Mausolée
IV. Attuale ubicazione dei Vasi di Polignano
V. Ricostruzione storica dei passaggi del Gran Vaso di Capodimonte
VI. Documenti attestanti la provenienza del Gran Vaso di Capodimonte da Polignano
VII. Il romanzo degli equivoci
VIII. La miniera delle preziose antichità - Il mistero dell'Apartment
IX. Dai Fasti dell'antica Neapolis alla Polignano del 1785
X. Un guerriero ancora senza identità
XI. Scene tratte dal Gran Vaso di Capodimonte
XII. L'Assemblea Divina
Plates. Photo in high resolution front and back of the Big Four Vases.
Also includes:
Full text of the Letter to the Bishop Santoro from the Real Camera.
Full text of the Letter from the Bishop Santoro to to the Real Camera.
Extracted from Apologia Of The Royal Patronage Avv. Giulio Recupero.
Bibliography. Thanks. Index.
The book (in italian language) can be asked through the Contacts section of this site.
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(Herakles among the Gods, Amazons fighting Greeks, Pen and Ink, Adam Buck, 1810 ©Trinity Library College, Dublin)