—History in Review

his ideas were inspirational to such gifted eighteenth-century architects as Robert Adam

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Paul Getty Museum's groundbreaking 1999 exhibition Adriaen de Vries: Imperial Sculptor

Houses and Monuments of Pompeii: The Work of Fausto and Felice Niccolini Gift Guide —History in ReviewPreface by Stefano de Caro Essays and commentaries by Roberto Cassanelli, Pier Luigi Ciapparelli, Enrico Colle, and Massimiliano David The discovery of and excavations at Pompeii in the second half of the eighteenth century not only provided historians with a trove of information about ancient Roman civilization but also fired artists' imaginations and inaugurated the vogue for the Pompeian style that so influenced the West in the nineteenth century.