Excursions into Greek and Roman imagery / Eva Rystedt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rystedt, Eva, author.

Series:

Classical foundations.

Classical foundations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Ancient.

Art and society.

Greece.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781003305590

1003305598

9781000632040

1000632040

9781000632101

1000632105