Society of Dilettanti

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1734: The Society of Dilettanti was founded: an...

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1734

The Society of Dilettanti was founded: an all-male group of travelled connoisseurs.

March 1755: A committee of twenty-six artists produced...

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March 1755

A committee of twenty-six artists produced a plan for an Academy to improve and promote the arts.

1786: Richard Payne Knight caused an outcry with...

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1786

Richard Payne Knight caused an outcry with his deliberately provocative Account of the Remains of the Worship of Priapus, privately printed but strategically circulated.

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