Screen LibraryExcursions into Greek and Roman imagery /
"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...
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Routledge,
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| Publisher Address: | Abingdon, Oxon : |
| Publication Dates: | 2023. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Classical foundations
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| Summary: |
"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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | xviii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780415409063 0415409063 9780415409056 0415409055 |
| Index Number: | N5633 |
| CLC: | J110.93 |
| Call Number: | J110.93/R996 |
| Contents: | 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. |