THE ART OF THE ETRUSCANS - Lot 151

THE ART OF THE ETRUSCANS Atlantis Collection. Photographs by Walter Drayer and Martin Hürlimann. Introduction by Massimo Pallottino. Paris, Braun & Cie, circa 1955–1960. Large quarto, publisher’s full-cloth binding with an illustrated dust jacket. A beautiful volume from the renowned Atlantis collection, dedicated to the great civilizations of antiquity. This publication brings together an extensive collection of photographs highlighting sculptures, terracotta works, bronzes, funerary paintings, and archaeological artifacts from Etruscan civilization. The remarkable photographs by Walter Drayer and Martin Hürlimann, printed in high-quality heliogravure, lend the volume an aesthetic dimension that transcends that of a mere documentary catalog. The introduction by Massimo Pallottino, a leading figure in 20th-century Etruscan studies, places these works in their historical and cultural context. A well-preserved copy, with its illustrated dust jacket.