Feiman, Jesse (2021) The natural history of art: Adam von Bartsch and the taxonomic classification of prints. Journal of Art Historiography (24). ISSN 2042-4752
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Abstract
The taxonomic arrangement Adam von Bartsch (1757-1821) devised for the print cabinet at the Imperial Court Library in Vienna fostered the historical analysis of prints by compelling visitors to associate the location of each print impression with the circumstance of its creation. His organizational system facilitated research by placing prints in a rational order. Similar to Linnaean classification, the rigid structure of Bartsch’s system described the relationships between prints, specifically their attributions and their creators’ places in a national tradition. By engaging with Bartsch’s taxonomy, the scholars and collectors who visited the Imperial Library absorbed his ideas about authorship, historical development, and national identity.
| Type of Work: | Article |
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| School/Faculty: | Colleges (2008 onwards) > College of Arts & Law |
| Department: | Department of Art History, Curating and Visual Studies |
| Additional Information: | This article is archived in ePapers for preservation purposes |
| Date: | June 2021 |
| Keywords: | prints, history, library, classification, taxonomy, authorship, connoisseurship |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NX Arts in general |
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| ID Code: | 3427 |
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