Nicht lieferbar
Roman Portraits in Context (eBook, PDF) - Fejfer, Jane
Schade – dieser Artikel ist leider ausverkauft. Sobald wir wissen, ob und wann der Artikel wieder verfügbar ist, informieren wir Sie an dieser Stelle.
  • Format: PDF


The highest honour a Roman citizen could hope for was a portrait statue in the forum of his city. While the emperor and high senatorial officials were routinely awarded statues, strong competition existed among local benefactors to obtain this honour, which proclaimed and perpetuated the memory of the patron and his family for generations. There were many ways to earn a portrait statue but such local figures often had to wait until they had passed away before the public finally fulfilled their expectations. It is argued in this book that our understanding and contemplation of a Roman…mehr

Produktbeschreibung


The highest honour a Roman citizen could hope for was a portrait statue in the forum of his city. While the emperor and high senatorial officials were routinely awarded statues, strong competition existed among local benefactors to obtain this honour, which proclaimed and perpetuated the memory of the patron and his family for generations. There were many ways to earn a portrait statue but such local figures often had to wait until they had passed away before the public finally fulfilled their expectations. It is argued in this book that our understanding and contemplation of a Roman portrait statue is greatly enriched, when we consider its wider historical context, its original setting, the circumstances of its production and style, and its base which, in many cases, bore a text that contributed to the rhetorical power of the image.

Dieser Download kann aus rechtlichen Gründen nur mit Rechnungsadresse in A, B, BG, CY, CZ, D, DK, EW, E, FIN, F, GR, HR, H, IRL, I, LT, L, LR, M, NL, PL, P, R, S, SLO, SK ausgeliefert werden.

Autorenporträt


Jane Fejfer, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Rezensionen
"Fejfers Werk zeichnet sich durch exzellentes Abbildungsmaterial und sachkundige Darstellung aus. Durch eine kritische Positionierung zum Forschungsstand gelingt es Fejfer in der Interpretation römischer Portraits immer wieder neue Wege zu beschreiten. Fejfers Untersuchung dürfte der vielleicht wichtigsten Kunstform des Imperium Romanum eher gerecht werden als allein stilistische Analysen."
Isabelle Künzer in: Journal für Kunstgeschichte 1/2010