Freedman in roman art and art history, the
Auteur :
Petersen, Lauren Hackworth
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107603592
Date de publication :
19 sept. 2011
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 1,3 cm
Poids :
660 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Roman freed slaves, or freedmen, were prodigious patrons of art and architecture. In this study, Lauren Petersen critically investigates the notion of 'freedman art' in scholarship, dependent as it is on elite-authored texts that are filled with hyperbole and stereotypes of freedmen, such as the memorable fictional character Trimalchio, a boorish ex-slave in Petronius' Satyricon.