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Salvatore Settis

サルヴァトーレ・セッティス

Salvatore Settis

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1941-06-11 (Rosarno)
Nationality
Italy
Languages
Italian, English
Residence History
Rosarno, Province of Reggio Calabria → Pisa → Los Angeles

Career

Occupations
Archaeologist, Art historian
Active Years
1963-2024
Affiliations
Getty Center, Scuola Normale Superiore, Associazione Culturale Silvia Dell'Orso
Memberships
Deutsches Archäologisches Institut, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, Comitato scientifico of the European Research Council, American Philosophical Society

Education

University of Pisa
Classical archaeology
Year of Graduation: 1963
Country: Italy
Graduated as a student of the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

Awards

A. W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts
2001
Organization: National Gallery of Art
Result: 講師

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

La "Tempesta" interpretata. Giorgione, i committenti, il soggetto

1978 Art History
Renaissance art

La Colonna Traiana

1988 Archaeology
Roman Empire

Futuro del "classico"

2004 Art Theory
Classical art

Se Venezia muore

2014 Cultural Criticism
Cultural heritageUrban planning

Bibliography

  • La "Tempesta" interpretata. Giorgione, i committenti, il soggetto, Torino, Einaudi, 1978
  • Settis-La Regina-Agosti-Farinella, La Colonna Traiana, Torino, Einaudi, 1988
  • Laocoonte. Fama e stile, Roma, Donzelli 1999
  • Italia S.p.A. L'assalto al patrimonio culturale, Torino, Einaudi, 2002
  • Futuro del "classico", Torino: Einaudi. 2004
  • Se Venezia muore, Torino, Einaudi, 2014

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Scholarly and detailed descriptionsSpecialized analysis of ancient and Renaissance art
Recurring Motifs
Preservation of cultural heritageContemporary relevance of classics

Legacy

Prominent Italian archaeologist and art historian, former director of the Getty Center and Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa. Advocate for cultural heritage protection.