Roman art : a guide through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection / Paul Zanker, Seán Hemingway, Christopher S. Lightfoot, Joan R. Mertens ; translations by Alan Shapiro.
The collection of Roman art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the finest in the world. It contains more than 5,000 objects, including exquisite cameos, refined silver vessels and utensils, spectacular Pompeiian frescoes, monumental sculptures in stone and bronze and elaborate sarcophagi. This handsome guide features a selection of over 200 of the most important works that exemplify this rich and diverse collection, each presented in detail and illustrated with stunning colour photography. Every work is accompanied by an engaging text written by prominent scholars that establishes the object's significance in antiquity, and thus provides new insights for a contemporary understanding of ancient Roman art.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Roman copies and adaptations of Greek sculpture / Seán Hemingway
The decoration of house and villa / Paul Zanker
Luxury art / Christopher S. Lightfoot
Shrines of the lares and offerings to other divinities / Paul Zanker
Roman Egyptomania / Christopher S. Lightfoot
Tombs and funerary monuments / Paul Zanker
Imperial and private portraits / Paul Zanker
Gladiatorial games, sports, and the military / Paul Zanker
Architectural elements / Paul Zanker
A selection of Roman works and their modern histories / Joan R. Mertens.
ISBN
9781785511837 (paperback)
1785511831 (paperback)
LCCN
2019012449
OCLC
1090281744
Other standard number
99985887369
RCP
C - S
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