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History of Collectionism

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The history of collectionism examines the development, practices, and cultural significance of collecting objects, artifacts, or information throughout time. It explores motivations behind collection, the evolution of collecting methods, and the impact of collectors on art, science, and society, reflecting broader historical and social trends.
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The history of collectionism examines the development, practices, and cultural significance of collecting objects, artifacts, or information throughout time. It explores motivations behind collection, the evolution of collecting methods, and the impact of collectors on art, science, and society, reflecting broader historical and social trends.

Key research themes

1. How have historical modes of collecting influenced the development and typologies of collections from antiquity to early modern times?

This theme investigates the evolution of collecting practices and museum archetypes from the ancient world through the Renaissance and early modern periods. It highlights how public, private, and virtual collections were conceptualized, organized, and imbued with social, political, and religious significance, revealing foundational paradigms that shaped modern collecting traditions.

Key finding: Gahtan and Pegazzano (2015) identify three archetypal collecting modes in antiquity: public collections (e.g., temple treasuries and public sculptures serving sacred and civic functions), private aristocratic collections... Read more
Key finding: The study of Pomponio Leto's Renaissance collection situates the engagement with antiquities within intellectual and cultural revivalism on the Quirinal hill in Rome. Renaissance collectors actively shaped collections as... Read more
Key finding: This paper illustrates the early 20th-century collecting practices focusing on Old Masters like El Greco, emphasizing shifting tastes and the emerging role of passionate private collectors in Europe. It reflects how... Read more
Key finding: The analysis of John Pierpont Morgan’s Italian Primitives collection reveals late 19th to early 20th-century elite collecting strategies that combined private connoisseurship with eventual public museum patronage. Morgan’s... Read more
Key finding: Though primarily archaeological, Lepsius’s expedition exemplifies a state-sponsored collecting impulse in the 19th century aiming to systematically survey, document, and acquire artifacts for national museums. The project’s... Read more

2. What new collections and collecting practices have emerged in response to contemporary cultural and environmental paradigms, particularly in relation to the Anthropocene?

This theme explores the recent conceptual shifts in collecting motivated by the Anthropocene—the epoch characterized by human environmental impact—challenging traditional distinctions between natural and cultural heritage. Research centers on how museums and collections are adapting methodologies to incorporate hybrid objects and participatory frameworks, rethinking knowledge production and representation in conservation institutions.

Key finding: The Museum für Naturkunde Berlin workshops presented a transdisciplinary approach to ‘Anthropocenic objects’ that problematizes the binary division of natural and cultural heritage. The discussions advocate for hybrid... Read more
Key finding: This study exemplifies early modern globalized collecting through intercultural exchanges, where Ceylonese artisans transformed European Nuremberg thimbles into luxurious bespoke objects for Portuguese royalty. The adaptation... Read more
Key finding: The paper presents a case study of the Museum August Kestner’s collection of Egyptian textiles, highlighting how diverse objects spanning multiple historical periods have been incorporated and studied over time. It... Read more

3. How do digital humanities and technological innovations transform the documentation, interpretation, and public engagement with historical collections?

Focused on the intersection between heritage studies and information and communication technologies (ICT), this theme addresses innovative projects that integrate archival research, digital databases, and immersive technologies. These approaches facilitate new methodologies for exploring and valorizing cultural collections, enhancing accessibility, narrative cross-referencing, and experiential understanding, thus redefining the role of museums and collections in research and society.

Key finding: MirrorLAB exemplifies an interdisciplinary project leveraging ICT to digitally document and represent Rome’s aristocratic palatial collections and architecture, producing interactive, scalable narratives that blend tangible... Read more

All papers in History of Collectionism

Villa Panza si trova in una posizione sopraelevata a Biumo Superiore, nella provincia di Varese. Questo luogo è stato reso celebre nel mondo da Giuseppe Panza a raverso la sua collezione. Le prime no zie su Villa Panza risalgono ai primi... more
Essay that examines the formation of the Thyssen Collection of historic American art and the collection´s diplomatic role in the 1980s in the Cold War era. It is illuminating for the study of the history of collections and taste, the... more
Reconsideration of the Thyssen Collection of historic American art through the interactions between the diverse communities that have shaped its history. It studies the concepts of "Landscape as History," the "Panamerican Expansion," and... more
Analysis of the formation of the Thyssen Collection of historic American art through its purchases and loans since the 1960s. It is illuminating for both the history of collecting and taste and the cultural history of the US.
o artigo analisa a relação entre arte, colecionismo, imprensa e censura em Belém do Pará na virada do século XIX para o século XX
En 1898 Miguel Gálvez no quiso pagar a 20 pesetas cada sello un bloque de 18 ejemplares del 6 reales por parecerle un precio demasiado caro estando tan fuertemente matasellado. Lo que no observó es que uno de ellos era el mítico ERROR DE... more
La conquesta de Mallorca per part de la host del rei Jaume I (1229) suposà la fi de l'orde social andalusí i la seva substitució pel sistema feudal cristià. Aquesta nova realitat comportà, alhora, la implantació de noves formes d'ocupació... more
Resumen: Se presenta un conjunt de peces ceràmiques destinades principalment a mesurar líquids, que la Societat Arqueològica Lul·liana té depositades en el Museu de Mallorca, el qual les exposa a la Secció Etnològica que té a Muro.... more
La diffusa pratica di dipingere su superfici di pietra, che ha origine nella Roma cinquecentesca, ha riguardato soprattutto pietre scure quali peperino, lavagna e marmo nero. Non è però chiaro per quale ragione. Da un lato potrebbe... more
Nel contributo si analizza il "Diario Minutissimo" che Curzio Origo redasse durante il viaggio a Urbino come inviato di papa Clemente XI nel 1703. Il prelato si distingue non solo come cronista, ma anche come fine interprete della realtà... more
Politics of the Arts and Collective Memory A Critical Approach to “Cancel Culture”, a cura di I. Baldriga e M. Ruffini, Edifir, Firenze, 2025, pp. 279-288
Miért nem lett Térey Gábor a Szépművészeti Múzeum igazgatója? Ezt a kérdést járja körül írásom, amely mellett pályaképe és válogatott bibliográfiája is olvasható
Per voluntat dels germans Rocabertí el Convent del Carme de Peralada es va convertir en el panteó familiar. Antoni i Tomàs van aconseguir reunir als membres més estimats de la família: els avis paterns, els pares i els oncles Joan i... more
Entre 1954 y 1955, el escritor Manuel Mujica Lainez donó al Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes Rosa Galisteo de Rodríguez nueve retratos de sí mismo realizados por reconocidos pintores. Este ensayo propone una investigación pormenorizada... more
on the collection of antiquities and inscriptions in his residence on the Quirinal hill in Renaissance Rome
a n i n t e r nat i o na l j o u r na l f o r a r c h a e o l o g y, h i s t o ry a n d a r c h a e o m e t ry o f m a r b l e s a n d s t o n e s 2 0 • 2 0 2 4 p i s a • ro m a fa b r i z i o s e r r a • e d i to r e m m x x i v estratto... more
Federico Zeri, in un'intervista rilasciata a «Il Giornale dell'Arte» nel lontano 1986, si interrogava sulla poca o nulla conoscenza dei piccoli e grandi antiquari italiani del passato. In effetti è un mondo che continuiamo a osservare... more
Paweł GOŁYŹNIAK, Ulf HANSSON and Hadrien RAMBACH, Philipp von Stosch: Collecting, Drawing, Studying and Publishing Engraved Gems (series Monumenta Graeca et Romana vol. 29), Leiden, Brill, 2025, ISBN 978-90-04-71253-9 (hardback) / ISBN... more
La primera estancia de Girolamo en España (1621-1627) marcó la génesis de su impulso coleccionista y de sus intereses bibliófilos, que alcanzaron el ápice durante sus años al frente del arzobispado felsineo, llevándole a reunir un amplio... more
Los grupos marginales de la sociedad en el mundo antiguo, ya sea por razón de edad -niños, ancianos-, sexo -mujeres-, situación legal -esclavos, extranjeros-o prejuicio social -enfermos, mendigos-están recibiendo en los últimos años la... more
PP. 442-445: El coleccionismo de artes decorativas en España en el cambio de siglo (Finales del s. XIX - Principios del s. XX). Victoria Ramírez Ruiz y Abraham Rubio Celada (eds.) Madrid, Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte y Asociación de... more
This article examines J. A. Ramboux’s watercolor copies after Italian Renaissance artworks and their critical reception by art historians. Initially valued for documenting original masterpieces, Ramboux’s copies later drew criticism for... more
A Polyphonic Voice of the Second Eighteenth Century Neapolitan: Other Drawings and Sketches for Francesco La Marra Riscoperta negli anni Sessanta del Novecento, la figura di Francesco La Marra (1728-1787), maestro originario di... more
Resum: Aquest inventari recull els béns mobles que es trobaven al casal de Can Oleo de Palma poc després de la mort del cavaller Jordi de Santjoan i Sureda. El document, que fou localitzat per José Morata en el procés d'anàlisi... more
Milleduecento pagine illustrate per raccontare la più grande collezione privata italiana sulla Prima guerra mondiale. Intrapresa a partire dagli anni ’70 dal celebre avvocato milanese Lodovico Isolabella, la Raccolta va a comporre un... more
Una vez más se constata el vínculo de los Rocabertí-Dameto con Mallorca. En esta ocasión, es gracias a la presencia de ex-libris pertenecientes a personajes mallorquines ‒familiares miembros de la nobleza, eclesiásticos, coleccionistas y... more
En el transcurso de su segundo viaje (1895-1897), Eduard Seler y Caecilie Seler-Sachs visitaron el estado mexicano de Chiapas y la República de Guatemala, con el fin de estudiar sitios arqueológicos y juntar colecciones de objetos para el... more
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Este trabajo reflexiona sobre las razones que determinan que un acontecimiento tan emblemático para la monarquía de Felipe II como es su boda con Isabel de Valois, se celebre en el palacio del Infantado de Guadalajara. Analiza cómo el... more
Ballester, B. 2024 Diásporas sobre diásporas: la colección McNutt de Calama y su dispersión por Youngstown, Chicago, Cambridge, México DF y Nueva York. En Redes del coleccionismo. El rol de coleccionistas, museos y objetos precolombinos... more
Si conocer las piezas que se exponen en un museo es importante, no lo es menos conocer la historia de la gestación de la institución, de dónde proceden sus piezas y mediante qué mecanismo legal llegaron hasta esa ubicación. En el caso del... more
Ballester, B. 2024 Cateo de tumbas y minerales en el desierto de Atacama. En Oro blanco del desierto. El salitre chileno y Hamburgo, editado por Ch. Chávez, pp. 111-145. MARKK Museum am Rothenbaum – Kulturen und Künste der Welt,... more
Throughout the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age, sumptuous weapons were a fundamental object among the possessions of the power- ful elites. Beyond their real utility, they became pieces that had symbolic values, especially those related... more
Estudi que aborda la faceta com a col·leccionista d'art del músic català Carles G. Vidiella (1856-1915)
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LA COLLEZIONE SAMPIERI, DALLA DISPERSIONE ALLA NEGAZIONE, ALL'AUSPICABI-LE VALORIZZAZIONE Marinella Pigozzi «E chi non vede in Casa Sampieri fra l'altre superbe pitture quel ballo di Amoretti, che in tal guisa lieti applaudono al loro... more
Collection un'indagine sul rapporto tra copia, replica e originale e sulle strategie estetiche di spiazzamento di uno degli artisti più influenti del XX secolo
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