Depicting the dead: self-representation and commemoration on roman sarcophagi with portraits
Auteur :
Birk, Stine
Éditeur :
Aarhus University Press
ISBN :
9788771240184
Date de publication :
4 févr. 2013
Poids :
1306 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Danemark
Explores Roman sarcophagi as visual narratives intertwining personal memory with mythological allegories. Centered on stadtrömisch examples, the study deciphers portrait sarcophagi while uncovering broader storytelling techniques and gender dynamics embedded in standardized iconography.