Giovanni Battista Visconti
Giovanni Battista Antonio Visconti , also Giambattista , (born December 26, 1722 in Vernazza , † September 2, 1784 ) was an Italian archaeologist .
From 1768 Giovanni Battista Visconti succeeded Johann Joachim Winckelmann as papal prefect of antiquities ( Commissario delle Antichità ). He reorganized the Museo Pio-Clementino and published the first volume of a catalog of the museum's antiquities that he had compiled. In later years he was supported by his son Ennio Quirino Visconti , who continued his father's work after his death. His sons Filippo Aurelio (1754–1831) and Alessandro Visconti (1757–1853) were also active in the field of archeology; his son Filippo Aurelio succeeded him as Commissario delle Antichità.
Publications
- Il Museo Pio-Clementino descritto da Giambattista Visconti e Ennio Quirino Visconti. 7 volumes, Rome 1782–1808 ( digitized version ).
- Dissertazioni epistolari di GB Visconti and Filippo Waquier De La Barthe sopra la statua del Discobolo scoperta nella villa Palombara con le illustrazioni della medesima pubblicate since Carlo Fea e Giuseppe Ant. Guattani e delle coll'aggiunta illustrazioni di altri due discoboli dissotterati nella via Appia e nella villa Adriana. Rome 1806 ( digitized version ).
literature
- Ronald T. Ridley: To Protect the Monuments. The Papal Antiquarian (1534-1870). In: Xenia Antiqua 1, 1992, pp. 117-154.
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| SURNAME | Visconti, Giovanni Battista |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Visconti, Giovanni Battista Antonio (full name); Visconti, Giambattista |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian classical archaeologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1722 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vernazza |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 1784 |