Unchaining Classicism: Aby Warburg (1866-1929) and Classical Reception Studies KU Leuven
Why would someone use forms and ideas from Greco-Roman antiquity? For a long time, the answer was obvious: because ancient art and literature represented an ideal of balanced beauty and wisdom. This project explores an early alternative to this ‘Classicist’ answer and traces its implications for today’s classical reception studies, or the study of post-antique engagements with antiquity. Instead of paying lip service to Classicism, the art ...