A Companion to Roman Art encompasses various artistic genres, ancient contexts, and modern approaches for a comprehensive guide to Roman art. Offers comprehensive and original essays on the study of Roman art Contributions from distinguished scholars with unrivalled expertise covering a broad range of international approaches Focuses on the socio–historical aspects of Roman art, covering several topics that have not been presented in any detail in English Includes both close readings of individual art works and general discussions Provides an overview of main aspects of the subject and an introduction to current debates in the field INDICE: Introduction .Part I. Methods and approaches .1. Defining Roman artChristopher H. Hallett .2. Roman historical representationsTonio Hölscher .3. Methodological approaches to the dating and identification of Roman portraitsKlaus Fittschen .4. Roman art and gender studiesNatalie Kampen .Part II: The beginnings and end of Roman art .5. Republican Rome and Italic artMassimiliano Papini .6. Adapting Greek artRachel Kousser .7. The Art of Late Antiquity: A contextual approachAlessandra Bravi .Part III: Producing and commissioning Roman art .8. Technique and message in Roman artMont Allen .9. Roman art and the artistMichael Squire .10. Roman art and the statePeter J. Holliday .11. Arte plebea and non–elite Roman artLauren Hackworth Petersen .Part IV: Genres .12. Roman portraitsJane Fejfer .13. Wall paintingKatharina Lorenz .14. MosaicsRoger Ling .15. Roman sarcophagiMichael Koortbojian .16. Decorative art Friederike Sinn .17. Luxury artsKenneth Lapatin .18. Roman architecture as art?Edmund Thomas .Part V: Contexts .Section 1: Roman art and private space .19. Art in Roman Town HousesSimon Ellis .20. Art in the Roman villaRichard Neudecker .21. The decoration of private space in the later Roman empireSusanne Muth .Section 2: Roman art and death .22. The decoration of Roman tombsFrancisca Feraudi–Gruénais .23. Catacombs and the beginnings of Christian tomb decorationNorbert Zimmermann .Section 3: Roman art and the empire .24. The Greek East under RomeRoland R.R. Smith .25. The western Roman provincesRoger J.A. Wilson .Part VI: Themes .26. Contextualising Roman art and natureMaureen Carroll .27. Roman art and spectacleZahra Newby .28. Roman art and mythFrancesco de Angelis .Part VII: Reception of Roman art in the modern world .29. The myth of Pompeii: Fragments, frescoes and the visual imaginationRosemary J. Barrow .30. Roman architecture through the agesStefan Altekamp
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-9288-0
- Editorial: Wiley–Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 664
- Fecha Publicación: 09/10/2015
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