What did the sarcophagus of Symmachus look like? : late antique pagan sarcophagi / Niels Hannestad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hannestad, Niels, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Paganism in art.

Relief (Sculpture), Roman.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (98 pages) : illustrations ;

Place of Publication:

Aarhus, Denmark : Aarhus University Press, [2019]

Summary:

"This book concerns the chronology of Roman mythological sarcophagi. The traditional chronology assumes a peak in production during the reign of Gallienus (AD 259-268) that fades away in the reign of Constantine. This chronology has some obvious flaws. The supposed peak under the reign of Gallienus, when the empire was falling apart, can only be described as a mirage. Some very fine sarcophagi were indeed produced in this period, but the number is very limited. With the reign of Constantine (AD 306-337) came wealth, and the so-called 'villa boom' that also revived sculpture in the round. At that time, it is believed that production of pagan sarcophagi had ceased to be replaced by Christian sarcophagi. This raises a very simple question, however: how were pagans buried? No doubt production of pagan sarcophagi continued beyond the turn of the century and Symmachus, who died in AD 402, was buried in such a sarcophagus."--Back cover

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Colophon

Contents

Introduction

The revival of mythological sculpture

The question of pagan sarcophagi in Late Antiquity

The City of Rome

Luxury crafts

The Getty sarcophagus in the context of Late Antique mythological sculpture

Mythological marble sculpture of Late Antiquity - an overview

Muse sarcophagi

Dionysian/Season sarcophagi

Sarcophagi with Nereids and sea centaurs

Sarcophagi with mythological themes

Hunting sarcophagi

Chronology - the end of production

Postscript

Bibliography

Credit of photographs.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9788771841565

8771841563

OCLC:

1316774207