The Portland Vase and the Wedgwood copies: the story of a scientific and aesthetic challenge
This paper intends to study the original Portland Vase, on display in the British Museum since 1810, and the copies made by Josiah Wedgwood at the end of the 18th century. The story of the original vase will be evoked, along with a few theories that try to explain the meaning of its bas-reliefs. The...
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Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Miranda: Revue Pluridisciplinaire du Monde Anglophone |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/miranda/4406 |