Roman Art: A Guide through The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Collection (inbunden)
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Format
Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
424
Utgivningsdatum
2020-08-21
Förlag
Scala Arts & Heritage Publishers Ltd
Illustratör/Fotograf
25 b&w 410 colour
Illustrationer
25 Illustrations, black and white; 410 Illustrations, color
Dimensioner
279 x 218 x 30 mm
Vikt
2088 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781785511837

Roman Art: A Guide through The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Collection

av Paul Zanker, Sen Hemingway, Christopher S Lightfoot, Joan R Mertens
Häftad,  Engelska, 2020-08-21
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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, providing new insights for a contemporary understanding of ancient Roman art. Contents: Acknowledgments; Director's Foreword; Introduction; Roman Copies and Adaptations of Greek Sculpture; The Decoration of House and Villa; Luxury Art; Shrines of the Lares and Offerings to Other Divinities; Roman Egyptomania; Tombs and Funerary Monuments; Imperial and Private Portraits; Gladatorial Games, Sports, and the Military; Architectural Elements; A Selection of Roman Works and their Modern Histories; Bibliography; Index.
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Paul Zanker, Sen Hemingway, Christopher S Lightfoot, Joan R Mertens

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Paul Zanker is a renowned authority on Roman art. Sean Hemingway is John A. and Carole O. Moran Curator in Charge, and Christopher S. Lightfoot and Joan R. Mertens are curators in the Department of Greek and Roman Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Contents: Acknowledgments; Director's Foreword; Introduction; Roman Copies and Adaptations of Greek Sculpture; The Decoration of House and Villa; Luxury Art; Shrines of the Lares and Offerings to Other Divinities; Roman Egyptomania; Tombs and Funerary Monuments; Imperial and Private Portraits; Gladatorial Games, Sports, and the Military; Architectural Elements; A Selection of Roman Works and their Modern Histories; Bibliography; Index.

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