The English Virtuoso: Art, Medicine, and Antiquarianism in the Age of Empiricism

by C A Hanson (Author)

• New

  Illustrated
  2009

  $61.90

  Contrary to 20th-century criticism that cast them as misguided dabblers, English virtuosi in 17th and early 18th centuries were erudite individuals with grounding in classics, appreciation for the arts, and sincere curiosity about the natural world. This title situates this group at the intersection of period's art, medicine, and antiquarianism.