Roman Art

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Harvard University Press, 1991 - 72 Seiten

The grand monuments scattered across Europe, the Near East and northern Africa are impressive reminders of the art of the Roman Empire, but they only tell part of the story. The artistic legacy of the Romans also survives in many other forms, and in this book Susan Walker focuses on four main themes--the heritage of Greece, portraiture, public art, and furnishing and decorating homes. From the early Republic through to the later Empire the taste for Greek culture was an important influence on the Romans, but one which they adapted to create an art uniquely theirs. Drawing on the magnificent collections of the British Museum, Dr Walker discusses a wide range of Roman antiquities, from monumental sculpture for public places, portraits of emperors and private citizens, to mosaics, wall-paintings and tableware for enjoyment in more intimate surroundings.

 

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1st century BC 2nd century 2nd century AD adopted appearance Arretine Arretine ware artistic Asia Minor Athens Augustan Augustus austere beards became black-glazed booty bronze burial centre cities Classical coin minted contemporary copy cups decorated dedicated developed dining displayed dress early Empire eastern Egypt Ephesus Etruria fashion figures Forum funerary Gaul glass Greece Greek art Greek culture Hadrian hairstyles Hellenistic Hellenistic Greece hoard inscriptions Italy jewellery Julius Caesar kings late antiquity later Republic Lucius Macedon marble Mediterranean metal military monuments Mosaic motifs moulds Museum Naples Octavian painted panel Pasiteles Paullus Pompeii portraiture pottery provinces public buildings Roman art Roman Empire Roman portraits Rome Room 70 Room 83 sanctuary sarcophagi scenes Scipio Sculpture second century BC shape silver southern Italy statue successors surviving tableware tablinum taste temple terracotta third century tomb Trimalchio triumphal parade Vase vessels via Caecilia victory villa ware wealthy wine workshops Zeus

Bibliografische Informationen

TitelRoman Art
Band 0 von British Museum Paperbacks Series
[British Museum series]
Autor/inSusan Walker
Mitwirkende PersonenBritish Museum
Ausgabeillustriert
VerlagHarvard University Press, 1991
ISBN067477759X, 9780674777590
Länge72 Seiten
  
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