UID:
almahu_9949385585902882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9781003305590
,
1003305598
,
9781000632040
,
1000632040
,
9781000632101
,
1000632105
Series Statement:
Classical foundations
Content:
"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"--
Note:
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.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Rystedt, Eva. Excursions into Greek and Roman imagery Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023 ISBN 9780415409056
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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History.
URL:
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003305590
