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collection in dresden . his choice of works reflected the encyclopedic interests of the neoclassic age; he was uninterested in developing a single unitary stylistic collection, but envisioned a modern museum, a catalogue of styles from across the ages. for contemporary commissions, he wrote up a list for paintings
he recommended commissioning, including history paintings from tiepolo, pittoni, and piazzetta; scenes with animals from castiglione; veduta with ruins from pannini; and "suggetti graziosi e leggeri" from balestra, boucher , and donato creti. references algarotti, francesco, and robin burgess. . an...
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