Eva Rystedt

Excursions into Greek and Roman Imagery (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an enquiry into the distinguishing traits of Greek and Roman figural imagery through six in-depth case studies, offering a counterbalance to studies conducted on single genres. Suitable for students and scholars of, and those interested in, classical antiquity and history of art.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. August 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000632101
• Artikelnr.: 64184681

Autorenporträt

Eva Rystedt is a professor and former holder of the chair of Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at Lund University, Sweden. She is the author of numerous publications falling within the fields of Etruscan archaeology and the Bronze Age (Mycenaean) and historical visual cultures of Greece and Rome.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction. Some general observations on Greek and Roman imagery and its study
2. Greek painting: tableware from Athens
3. Roman painting: interior walls at Pompeii
4. Greek sculpture: gravestones at Smyrna
5. Roman sculpture: sarcophagi with mythological motifs
6 . Greek and Roman sculpture in the public sphere: a temple building in Athens and a funerary monument in Rome
7. Greek and Roman coins
8. Synthesis with conclusions.