Rossi’s Saint Anthony, from Beckford’s Oratories to Sir Francis Cook’s ‘Sanctuary’ in Monserrate Palace, Portugal

William Beckford’s statue of Saint Anthony, sculpted by John Rossi, included one of the most valued pieces of his art collection. As this paper argues, this statue was modeled after a sixteenth century sculpture of the Church of Saint Anthony located in Lisbon. The statue played a major role at F...

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Auteur principal: Neto, Maria João Baptista
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari 2021-07-01
Collection:MDCCC 1800
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Accès en ligne:http://doi.org/10.30687/MDCCC/2280-8841/2021/10/008