Recycling, Reconstruction, and Preservation
The theme Recycling, Reconstruction and Preservation examines how ruins have been used and interpreted, focusing on the many social, political, and artistic purposes to which ruins have been put.
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Anne Claude Philippe, Comte de Caylus
French, 16921765 Excavation of architectural fragments in a classical landscape French, active late eighteenth century Engraving frontispiece from Anne-Claude-Philippe, Comte de Caylus, Recueil d'antiquités égyptiennes, étrusques, grecques et romaines Paris: Desaint & Saillant, 17521767 92-B25956 |
Charles-Louis Clérisseau
French, 17211820 Interior of Roman baths and statue of Hygeia at Nîmes, France Engraving from Antiquités de la France Paris: P. Didot l'aîné 1804 88-B 2179 |
Charles-Louis Clérisseau
French, 17211820 Interior of the Temple of Diana at Nîmes, France Engraving from Antiquités de la France Paris: P. Didot l'aîné 1804 88-B2179 |
Joseph Michael Gandy
English, 17711843 The Persian Porch and the Place of Consultation of the Lacedemonians Watercolor and gouache over pen and pencil, on paper, ca. 1816 910072* |
Giovanni Montiroli
Italian, 18071879 Views of the Porta Maggiore and the Tomb of the Baker, Rome Watercolor from Giuseppe De Fabris, Porta Gregoriana al Monumento dell'Acqua Claudia... Rome: n.p., 1840 900013* |
Giovanni Montiroli
Italian, 18071879 Finds from excavations in the area of the Tomb of the Baker, Rome Watercolor from Giuseppe De Fabris, Porta Gregoriana al Monumento dell'Acqua Claudia... Rome: n.p., 1840 900013* |
Nicolas Béatrizet
French, active 15401565 The Colonna Sancta at St. Peter's Basilica, Rome Engraving from Speculum romanae magnificentiae Rome: Antoine Lafréry et al., 1544(?)1602 91-F104 |
Nicolas Béatrizet (?)
French, active 15401565 "Pasquino" sculpture in Rome Engraving from Speculum romanae magnificentiae Rome: Antoine Lafréry et al., 1544(?)1602 91-F104 |
Martin Engelbrecht
German, 16841756 Perspective view of a city during an earthquake Set of seven etchings, hand-colored, from Præsentation eines Erdbebens, late 1750s 96.R.39 |
Anonymous
Hellenicorama or Grecian Views Cards used for practice of watercolor technique Aquatint prints, hand-colored London: J. Burgis, ca. 18001825 94.R.57 |
Alphonse Liebert
French, 18271914 Interior court of burned Hôtel de Ville, Paris Albumen print, 1871 93.R.121* |
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Various makers
Italian, 18071879 Disaster postcards, including scenes of destruction caused by the 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco and the 1933 earthquake in Long Beach 89.R.46 |
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Anne and Patrick Poirier
French, 1942, 1942 Mnémosyne: Les archives de l'archéologue Sycamore wood, stone, glass, paper, books, and mixed media, 1991 Courtesy Sonnabend Gallery, New York |