Towards a Modern Culture of Antiquity in a Multidisciplinary Perspective

Architect Antonio Niccolini (1772–1850) and the Temple of Serapis in Pozzuoli, Italy

Authors

  • Simona Rossi Superintendence of Cultural Heritage in Malta

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14232/suc.2021.2.197-215

Keywords:

Antonio Niccolini, Temple of Serapis, Phlegraean Fields, reception of the Antiquity, Architecture, Science, Bourbon Kingdom

Abstract

This research seeks to highlight a moment in the evolution of the culture of the Antiquity in the 19th century throughout the experience of the architect Antonio Niccolini with the Temple of Serapis in the town of Pozzuoli, Italy. This ancient site dating back to the Flavian Age turned out to be a complex but also stimulating case study for many distinguished European scholars given its historical and geological singularities. Among them was Antonio Niccolini, one of the most influential architects of the Bourbon Kingdom, working in Naples from 1807 to 1850. He will engage this line of research bringing an avant-garde concept regarding the approach to the knowledge of Antiquity and the preservation of ancient sites.

Author Biography

Simona Rossi, Superintendence of Cultural Heritage in Malta

Simona Rossi received both her master’s degree in Architecture and her PhD in History of Architecture from the University Federico II of Naples, Italy. Her main research focuses on the reception of the Antiquity in the Italian architectural culture of the 19th century. After being a teaching assistant in History and Theory of Urbanism at University Federico II, she is currently working at the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage in Malta as an Executive Officer.

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Published

2021-12-15

How to Cite

Rossi, S. (2021). Towards a Modern Culture of Antiquity in a Multidisciplinary Perspective: Architect Antonio Niccolini (1772–1850) and the Temple of Serapis in Pozzuoli, Italy. Sapiens Ubique Civis, 2, 197–215. https://doi.org/10.14232/suc.2021.2.197-215

Issue

Vol. 2 (2021): Sapiens ubique civis II

Section

Articles