The Ruins of the Most Beautiful Monuments of Greece

$30.00 at The Getty Museum.

Julien-David Le RoyIntroduction by Robin MiddletonTranslation by David Britt Julien-David Le Roy's Les ruines des plus beaux monuments de la Grece, initially issued in 1758, first revealed to European eyes the wonders of Greek classical architecture. Overnight, Greece became the rage, much to the chagrin of Giovanni Battista Piranesi and other defenders of the genius of Rome. The impact of the volume's splendid engravings of Athens's ancient ruins on contemporary aesthetics was heightened—particularly in the…