AUGUSTO DAINI (1860–1920)
The Dilettanti Society in Rome, Italy

Лот 8
3 0005 000
Signed ‘Daini’ and annotated “Rome” (lower right) Oil on Canvas 50.0 x 85.0 cm Provenance: Private collection, United Kingdom In 1734, a group of young British gentlemen, all alumni of the Grand Tour in Italy, formed a dining club in London called the Society of Dilettanti, from the Italian word dilettarie meaning “to take delight”. The close-knit association transformed classical antiquity from a private pleasure and collection to a public benefit — Thus by publishing influen- tial books and ancient architecture and sculpture.