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Giovanni Pietro Campana

1808–1880 · Italy

Collector whose antiquities were divided in 1863 between the Louvre and 49 French towns; Cypriot pieces were shown in the Louvre's "galerie Campana".

Biography

Giampietro Campana, marchese, was born on 6 June 1808 and died at Naples on 10 October 18801. No excavation of his in Cyprus is recorded. His place in Cypriot archaeology comes from what became of his collection.

In 1863 the collection was divided between the Louvre and 49 French towns2. Surplus objects in the Louvre's inventory that came from the Campana, Durand and Arapides collections supplied the Cypriot lots sent to provincial museums, the "dépôts Pottier"2. On the first floor of the Cour Carrée the Louvre had a "galerie Campana", where smaller works were shown, among them Cypriot pieces3. E. Fontan, who describes the displays, does not know whether other Cypriot objects were brought there from the gallery's room A3.

Life and work

  1. 1846
    Sold an object ('coin', reg. 1846,0910.137) to the British Museum through Sotheby's.

    British Museum collection online, 'coin', reg. 1846,0910.137

  2. 1863
    The Campana collection was distributed in 1863 between the Louvre and 49 French towns, lots of about 80 to 100 objects.

    FranceA.-E. Dunn-Vaturi (2007). Le récolement des antiquités chypriotes dans les collections françaises. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 37, p. 3

  3. Undated
    Owned 2 objects ('cruche', 'intaille'; inv. Cp 3403 and others), now in Musée du Louvre.

    Musée du Louvre collection online, inv. Cp 3403; Bj 1497

Through their hands

1 record
  1. 1863

    DispersalThe marquis Campana's collection was distributed in 1863 between the Louvre and 49 cities.

    With le Louvre et 49 villescollection du marquis CampanaDunn-Vaturi 2007, p. 72

Connections

4 people
Napoleon IIIGuédéonoffAlessandro CastellaniJ.-C. GeslinGiovanni Pietro Campana
Sales & giftsColleagues

Mentioned in

6 mentions

Sources

  1. 1.Wikidata / GND (2026). Giampietro Campana (1808-1880), Italian art collector. Online
  2. 2.A.-E. Dunn-Vaturi (2007). “Le récolement des antiquités chypriotes dans les collections françaises”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 37.
  3. 3.E. Fontan (2007). “Chypre au Louvre: présentation des collections dans les galeries du musée”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 37.
  4. 4.C. W. Jarrett-Knott (1896). Paris artistic: indicateur des salons russes, anglais et américains en France. p. 230.
  5. 5.A. M. Moretti Sgubini, S. W. Soros, S. Walker (2005). I Castellani e l'oreficeria archeologica italiana.
  6. 6.K. Baedeker (1898). Paris and environs with routes from London to Paris.
  7. 7.Sale catalogue (1846). Catalogue of the Greek & Roman coins ... cabinet formed during the last thirty years by the Cavaliere Campana, of Rome (23 July 1846). Online
  8. 8.Le XIXe siècle (1878-04-09). Le XIXe siècle (9 April 1878). p. 8.
  9. 9.Anon. (1878). Paris et ses environs ... manuel du voyageur (5e éd.). p. 566.
  10. 10.B. Gerring (2000). Sphragides: Die gravierten Fingerringe des Hellenismus. p. 157.
  11. 11.Musée du Louvre (n.d.). Louvre collections online, objects Cp 3403 and Bj 1497.
  12. 12.Anne-Elizabeth Dunn-Vaturi (2007). “Le récolement des antiquités chypriotes dans les collections françaises. Nouvelles perspectives vingt ans après le catalogue d'Antoinette Decaudin”. Cahiers du Centre d'Études Chypriotes 37, 71-85. Online
  13. 13.British Museum collection online, 'coin'.
  14. 14.Musée du Louvre collection online.
  15. 15.A. M. Moretti Sgubini, S. W. Soros, S. Walker, 2005, I Castellani e l'oreficeria archeologica italiana.
  16. 16.Anna Maria Moretti Sgubini; Susan Weber Soros; Stefanie Walker, I Castellani e l'oreficeria archeologica italiana (2005).
  17. 17.Reinach, Salomon, 1858-1932, Manuel de philologie classique (1884).
  18. 18.Oeuvres et collections de J.-Ch. Geslin... vente... 7... 8... 9 Février 1888 (1888).
  19. 19.Anna Maria Moretti Sgubini; Susan Weber Soros; Stefanie Walker, 2005, I Castellani e l'oreficeria archeologica italiana.

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