Roman portraits in context
Auteur :
Fejfer, Jane
Éditeur :
De Gruyter
ISBN :
9783110186642
Date de publication :
22 déc. 2008
Dimensions :
24,0 x 17,0 cm
Poids :
1813 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Allemagne
No other monumental art form was so widely disseminated throughout the Roman Empire as the portrait statue. By combining a socio-historical perspective with a reading of individual images, their setting, and their inscribed texts, this book offers an explanation of the social and political rhetorics of Roman portraits.