La Seconde vie de Pompéi. Renouveau de l'antique, des Lumières au Romantisme 1738-1860. Océanie Best known in literature for

Best known in literature for his hilarious Golden Donkey

it seemed necessary to entrust the translation to a poet

ils seront ensuite utilisés comme linceuls lorsque les pratiques d'embaumement et de momification seront abandonnées

of the cult of several divinities originating from Egypt (Isis and her consort Sarapis

“Famous Cities of Art” Collection

La Seconde vie de Pompéi. Renouveau de l'antique, des Lumières au Romantisme 1738-1860. Océanie Best known in literature for1738 1748: Herculaneum and Pompeii, the cities buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, rose from their ashes and revealed a harvest of treasures to modern eyes. The event acted as a detonator and triggered a metamorphosis of taste in Europe. The rediscovered genius of the Ancients was hailed, and the united arts immediately made it accessible to all. The neo antique style rejected the gratuitous redundancy of forms and equated beauty with utility