Imogen’s Grand Tour

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Imogen’s Classical Galleries

Here are some galleries/ancient places where classical works can be viewed.  Most are Grand Tour related, but others have been selected to show this roots of the great classical art movement:

Certosa di San Martino, Italy

Duomo di Napoli, Italy

Galleria Borghese, Italy

Hadrian’s Villa, Italy

Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy

Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Italy

Museo di Capodimonte, Italy

The National Gallery, London – Classical European Collection

Polo Museale Fiorentino

Pompei & Herculanaeum – Carolyn Hammett Image Gallery

Ponte Vecchio, Florence

Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice

Santa Maria del Rosario, Venice

Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice

Sistine Chapel, Italy

Soprintendenza Archeologica di Pompei, Italy

Stanze di Raffaelo, Italy

Stoa/Pompeian Households, Italy

Volcano Pompeii Artefacts – Field Museum

Further Reading:

Grand Tour Literature Study

Herculanaeum Gate Press – Newly Discovered Ancient Texts Publisher

Ladies of the Grand Tour – Brian Dolan

Literature and Tourism – Mike Robinson & Hans Christian Andersen

Literature of Travel and Exploration – Jennifer Speake

Norton’s Online – 18th Century Grand Tour

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