Excursions into Greek and Roman imagery
Introduction. Some general observations on Greek and Roman imagery and its study -- Greek painting: tableware from Athens -- Roman painting: interior walls at Pompeii -- Greek sculpture: gravestones at Smyrna -- Roman sculpture: sarcophagi with mythological motifs -- Greek and Roman sculpture in the...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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London, New York,NY
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2023
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| Schriftenreihe: | Classical foundations
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Art, Greek
> Themes, motives
> Art, Ancient
> Art, Roman
> Art and society
> History
> Antike
> Griechenland
> Römisches Reich
> Kunst
> Bildersprache
> Geschichte
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Introduction. Some general observations on Greek and Roman imagery and its study -- Greek painting: tableware from Athens -- Roman painting: interior walls at Pompeii -- Greek sculpture: gravestones at Smyrna -- Roman sculpture: sarcophagi with mythological motifs -- Greek and Roman sculpture in the public sphere: a temple building in Athens and a funerary monument in Rome -- Synthesis with conclusions. "This book provides an enquiry into the distinguishing traits of Greek and Roman figural imagery. A detailed analysis of materials, representing a wide range of media, convey an understanding of the figural imagery of classical antiquity as a whole, counterbalancing studies conducted on single genres. Through in-depth studies of six major production categories - Greek painted pottery, Roman decorated walls, Greek gravestones, Roman sarcophagi, Greek and Roman official sculpture, and Greek and Roman coins - the reader gains insights into the primary media of classical figural imagery. The images are explored within their contextual frameworks, paying attention to both functional purposes and pictorial traditions. Image-viewer relations offer a perspective that is maintained across the chapters. The bottom-up approach and the many genres of imagery discussed provide the basis for an extensive synthesis. Lavishly illustrated with over 100 images, Excursions into Greek and Roman Imagery provides a valuable resource for students of classical antiquity and history of art. The book also offers classical scholars, museum curators, and others interested in classical art a fresh approach to the figural imagery of antiquity"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | xviii, 272 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 9780415409063 978-0-415-40906-3 9780415409056 978-0-415-40905-6 |