The Origins of Roman Historical Commemoration in the Visual Arts - Couverture rigide

Holliday, Peter J.

 
9780521810135: The Origins of Roman Historical Commemoration in the Visual Arts
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0521810132 ISBN 13 : 9780521810135
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Explores how Roman commemorative art constructed narrative for the ancient viewer.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

History was an important element of Roman Republican culture, as revealed by the numerous historical accounts and panegyrics written during this period. Roman patrons also exploited the visual arts to convey messages about history whose immediacy no text could rival. In this study, Peter Holliday explores the development of Roman history painting in an effort to broaden our understanding of the ways in which Roman commemorative art constructed a narrative for the ancient viewer. Providing a survey of this subject that takes into account recent archaeological discoveries and theoretical debates, he also considers how style worked in tandem with narrative and had political significance. Holliday's study sharpens our understanding of the kinds of narrative that the Roman elite wished to convey through images, and what these images tell us about their achievements and the Republic that they served.

Revue de presse

'... extremely clearly written text ... the revisitation of the issue of the original spread of Hellenism in Italy proves timely and informative.' Shelley Hales, University of Bristol

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2002
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521810132
ISBN 13 
9780521810135
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
310
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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