New Findings on Salonitan Monuments in Private Collections in Early 19th Century

Abstract

In early 19th century, collecting and trading of ancient monuments destined for both private collections and newly established state institutions intensified throughout Europe. These processes also affected the eastern Adriatic coast as a rich source of artwork in question. Based on archival and other sources, the paper identifies the routes by which artwork from Salona came to be transported to the present-day Italian provinces of Veneto and Friuli (Friuli-Venezia Giulia) during the First Austrian Administration in Dalmatia (1797 – 1806). From there, one portion was relocated to the Imperial and Royal Cabinet of Coins and Antiquities in Vienna (Kaiserlich-Königliches Münz- und ntikenkabinett), and the other remains untraceable.

Keywords

• Salona
• private collections
• Salonitan sculpture
• Tommaso degli Obizzi
• Franz Maria Freiherr von Carnea Steffaneo
• Ivan Luka Garagnin