Respect to the remains: Lady Callcott and art criticism in the 19th century/Rispetto per i resti: Lady Callcott e la critica d’arte nel XIX secolo

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2026-10-15

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https://doi.org/10.13138/2039-2362/5248

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  • Maria de Fátima Medeiros de Souza

Abstract

Lady Callcott was a British traveler who was active in criticism and art collecting. From her book Essays towards the history of painting, we can discuss the establishment of a sci- entific methodology for the history of art and understand the participation of women in art criticism. We argue that direct observation and description of collections, aspects observed in Callcott’s book, were resources used to attest to the authenticity of works acquired by Museums and private collectors.

Lady Callcott è stata una viaggiatrice britannica attiva nella critica e nel collezionismo d'arte. Dal suo libro Essays towards the history of painting possiamo ricostruire l'istituzione di una metodologia scientifica per la storia dell'arte e comprendere la partecipazione delle donne alla critica d'arte. Il saggio intende sostenere che l'osservazione diretta e la descrizione delle collezioni, aspetti osservati nel libro di Callcott, fossero risorse utilizzate per attestare l'autenticità delle opere acquisite da musei e collezionisti privati.

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Come citare

Medeiros de Souza, M. de F. . (2026). Respect to the remains: Lady Callcott and art criticism in the 19th century/Rispetto per i resti: Lady Callcott e la critica d’arte nel XIX secolo. Il Capitale Culturale. Studies on the Value of Cultural Heritage, 20(Supplementi), 115–122. https://doi.org/10.13138/2039-2362/5248