%0 Book
%A Aldrovandi, Ulisse
%D 2009
%E Davis, Margaret Daly
%F artdok:704
%K Traktat / Plastik
%R 10.11588/artdok.00000704
%T Ulisse Aldrovandi: Tutte le statue antiche, che in Roma in diversi luoghi, e case particolari si veggono, raccolte e descritte per Ulisse Aldroandi, pp. 115-315, in: Lucio Mauro, Le antichità della città di Roma, brevissimamente raccolte da chiunque hà scritto, ò antico, ò moderno; per Lucio Mauro, che hà voluto particolarmente tutti questiluoghi vedere; onde hà corretti molti errori, che ne li altri scrittori di queste Antichità si leggono. Appresso, tutte le Statue antiche, che in Roma in diversi luoghi, e case particolari si veggono, raccolte e descritte per M. Ulisse Aldroandi, opera non fatta piu mai da scrittoralcuno, & in questa quarta impressione ricorretta (Venezia 1562) (FONTES 29)
%U https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/artdok/704/
%X Ulisse Aldrovandi’s "Delle statue antiche" (1556, 1558, 1562) is the most important source for the collection of ancient statuary in Rome in the first half of the sixteenth century. It is also an early and important work on statuary and sculpture in general, a topic treated by relatively few treatises. Aldrovandi’s work has been fundamental for documenting the sculpture gardens and the collections of antiquities that existed in Rome around 1550, for reconstructing the contents and the appearance of single collections, and for establishing the provenance and tracing the history of single statues. The text has also been examined as a document of the aims and methods of archaeologists and antiquarians in the mid-sixteenth century. Among Aldrovandi's publications, his early "Delle statue" is an anomaly: it is his only published work that treats antiquities, despite many indications in Aldrovandi’s unpublished manuscripts that he investigated both ancient art and the customs of daily life in antiquity. Aldrovandi’s "Delle statue antiche", also displays a broad knowledge of many other classes of antiquities: inscriptions, vases, masks, coins and instrumentaria. The purpose of Aldrovandi, Part I, is to present the searchable full text of this work. The full text is accompanied by a brief introduction and a summary biography of Aldrovandi, both with bibliographical indications that lead to further literature. Both of these sections will be presented in a very considerably expanded form in ADROVANDI, PART II. An Appendix in Part I records in full text the summary treatment of Aldrovandi’s book by Paul Gustav Hübner (1912). Part II will also include a digital facsimile of the text presented here in full text, a commentary, and indexes (inscriptions, collections, statues, reliefs, and other objects), as well as an introduction and guide to research on Adrovandi and his work.  Ulisse Aldrovandi’s book is far more than a simple list of statues in Rome, as the systematic character of his recording of the ancient works in terms of multiple parameters reveals. Aldrovandi’s detailed and accurate descriptions of ancient statues, busts, and multi-figured reliefs indicate that, for the final composition of his text, he had at his disposal not only accurate lists and careful notes made in situ but also very clear drawings. The Statue di Roma represents a milestone in the history of the systematic, almost scientific recording and documentation of works of art, and it is an important document in the history of the interpretation of ancient works of art. Ulisse Aldrovandi's "Delle statue antiche" reflects the author's encyclopaedic antiquarian interests, and displays his ability to describe and classify the most diverse materials. The wide scope of Aldrovandi’s documentation suggests that he had conceived of his work, not only as a catalogue of statues, but also as a guide to the antiquities in Roman palaces.