History of restoration of ancient stone sculptures : papers delivered at a symposium organized by the Departments of Antiquities and Antiquities Conservation of the J. Paul Getty Museum and held at the Museum, 25-27 October 2001

Preface . . ix
Changing Approaches to Conservation . . 1
Lessons from the Past . . 13
Restoration and the Antique Model . . 25
Ein Apoxyomenos des 5. Jahrhunderts . . 45
From the Need for Completion to the Cult of the Fragment . . 61
The Creative Reuse of Antiquity 87 Restoration and Display of Classical Sculpture in English Country Houses . . 75
The Role of the Collector . . 105
Piecing as Paragone . . 115
The Investigation of Two Male Sculptures from the Ince Blundell Collection . . 127
Vincenzo Pacetti and Luciano Bonaparte . . 137
"Secure for Eternity" . . 149
Plates . . 163
Reconstructive Restorations of Roman Sculptures . . 179
Restoration Techniques and Sources for the Statues Of the Giustiniani Collection . . 191
De-restoring and Re-restoring . . 207
Possessions of Princes . . 225
The Ancient Sculptures in the Rotunda of the Altes Museum, Berlin . . 239
Restoring Restored Sculptures . . 249
Early Restorations of Ancient Sculptures in the Casa de Pilatos, Seville . . 255
Themes, Approaches, Issues, and Questions . . 265
Index . . 271