Jewishness, antiquity and civilization

Stammers, Tom

Abstract

Alfred Mond (1868–1930), 1st Baron Melchett, was a towering figure in early twentieth-century politics and economics, but his significance as an art collector has never been acknowledged. Like his brother, Robert, he has been overshadowed by the stature of his father, Ludwig Mond, with whose collections both were intimately involved. This essay uses the evidence of Alfred Mond’s collections of paintings, sculptures and antiquities to consider his relationship to his German cultural heritage, as well as his evolving understanding of his Jewishness. It seeks to reclaim Mond’s significance as a patron and lover of the arts in both a public and a private capacity

Citation

Stammers, T. (2022). Jewishness, antiquity and civilization. Journal of the History of Collections, 34(3), 427-440. https://doi.org/10.1093/jhc/fhac006

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Apr 4, 2022
• Publication Date: 2022-10
• Deposit Date: Jun 30, 2022
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 3, 2023
• Journal: Journal of the History of Collections
• Print ISSN: 0954-6650
• Electronic ISSN: 1477-8564
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 427-440
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jhc/fhac006