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This paper thesis brings the Austrian Baron Francesco Maria Freiherr Carnea von Steffaneo (1751 - 1825) into relation with four ancient monuments in Salona which used to be the capital of Roman province of Dalmatia. His service as the emperor's representative in Istria, Dalmatia and Albania lasted from the August of 1797 to the October of 1798. As a passionate art lover, on this occasion he collected a number of different ancient monuments from different parts of province. He then took them partially to Vienna as a present to the emperor and partially to his real-estate in Tapogliano. Considering that the only trace of these monuments can be found in the scattered written sources (official reports, private letters) which are kept in different archives (Vienna, Split and Zadar), some of them have been completely unknown up to this point. By comparing these newly discovered and previously published information, four monuments which were found in Salona by the Baron are analysed - one architrave, sculpture of the goddess Isis, monumental imperial sculpture, and the sculpture of Hermes. Where possible, their present location was identified as well. |
