Home Classical, Ancient Near Eastern & Egyptian Studies Requeno und Winckelmann: Aneignung, Transformation und Aktualisierung antiken Wissens im maltechnischen Diskurs des 18. Jahrhunderts
Chapter
Licensed
Unlicensed Requires Authentication

Requeno und Winckelmann: Aneignung, Transformation und Aktualisierung antiken Wissens im maltechnischen Diskurs des 18. Jahrhunderts

  • María Ocón Fernández
Become an author with De Gruyter Brill
Figuren des Transformativen
This chapter is in the book Figuren des Transformativen

Abstract

This contribution focuses on the figures of J. J. Winckelmann and V. Requeno y Vives, who are both considered agents of transformation. In particular, the article looks at two of their main publications: Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums (1764) and Saggi sul ristabilimento dell’antica arte de’ greci e de’ romani pittori (1784). In these books, the authors refer to Greek and Roman Antiquity. Yet, in contrast to Winckelmann’s Geschichte, Requeno’s Saggi proposes an exploratory approach to Antiquity; not only does he use the word Saggi (experiment, probe) in his publication’s title, but also ristabilimento. Requeno’s attempt to restore the encaustic, or wax painting, was based on his interpretation of Pliny the Elder’s three methods of performing this ancient technique. The article examines the appropriation, transformation and actualization of the knowledge of Antiquity by which Requeno criticizes Winckelmann’s work

Abstract

This contribution focuses on the figures of J. J. Winckelmann and V. Requeno y Vives, who are both considered agents of transformation. In particular, the article looks at two of their main publications: Geschichte der Kunst des Alterthums (1764) and Saggi sul ristabilimento dell’antica arte de’ greci e de’ romani pittori (1784). In these books, the authors refer to Greek and Roman Antiquity. Yet, in contrast to Winckelmann’s Geschichte, Requeno’s Saggi proposes an exploratory approach to Antiquity; not only does he use the word Saggi (experiment, probe) in his publication’s title, but also ristabilimento. Requeno’s attempt to restore the encaustic, or wax painting, was based on his interpretation of Pliny the Elder’s three methods of performing this ancient technique. The article examines the appropriation, transformation and actualization of the knowledge of Antiquity by which Requeno criticizes Winckelmann’s work

Downloaded on 17.1.2026 from https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110651997-007/html
Scroll to top button