Roman art / by Michael Siebler and Norbert Wolf (ed.)

By: Siebler, Michael [author]
Contributor(s): Wolf, Norbert, 1949- [editor.]
Language: English Publisher: Köln : Taschen, [2007]Copyright date: c2007Description: 95 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unemediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9783822854549Subject(s): Art, Roman | Architecture, RomanDDC classification: 709.37
Contents:
Visual arts in the centre of the Empire -- The Capitoline Wolf (Lupa Capitolina) -- Portrait of an unknown man, so-called Brutus -- Statue of a man, so-called Arringatore -- Room with painted architectural elements -- Portrait head of Cleopatra VII -- Portrait of Gaius Julius Caesar -- Portrait bust of Cicero -- Ideal landscapes -- Garden landscape -- Portrait head of Augustus from Meroe -- Apollo with a kithara -- Augustus of Prima Porta -- Wall of Cubiculum B in the Villa Farnesina -- Ara Pacis Augustae -- Mars Ultor -- Caryatids and head of Ammon from the Forum Augustum -- Augustus as the ruler of the world -- Barberini Togatus -- Grave relief of Aiedius -- Preparation of a theatre performance or a rehearsal for a satire -- The argument between spectators from Pompeii and Nuceria in the amphitheatre of Pompeii -- Depiction of a grave stone -- Centaurs fighting wild animals -- Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius -- Portrait of a young woman (mummy portrait) -- The family of Septimius Severus -- Hercules Farnese -- Barbarian battle -- Portrait statues of the four tetrarchs -- Triumphal arch for Emperor Constantine the Great -- Medal of Emperor Constantine the Great -- Head of a colossal statue of Constantine -- Lycurgus legend -- Silver platter with scenes from the Achilles myth -- Recovery of relics.
Summary: For a long time, Roman art was somewhat overshadowed by the art of ancient Greece. It was only in about 1900 that a search began for ancient Roman art and architecture. Part of the "Basic Genre" series, this volume features works of Roman art, such as: Augustus of Primaporta; Gemma Augustea; and Lycurgus beaker.
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Visual arts in the centre of the Empire --
The Capitoline Wolf (Lupa Capitolina) --
Portrait of an unknown man, so-called Brutus --
Statue of a man, so-called Arringatore --
Room with painted architectural elements --
Portrait head of Cleopatra VII --
Portrait of Gaius Julius Caesar --
Portrait bust of Cicero --
Ideal landscapes --
Garden landscape --
Portrait head of Augustus from Meroe --
Apollo with a kithara --
Augustus of Prima Porta --
Wall of Cubiculum B in the Villa Farnesina --
Ara Pacis Augustae --
Mars Ultor --
Caryatids and head of Ammon from the Forum Augustum --
Augustus as the ruler of the world --
Barberini Togatus --
Grave relief of Aiedius --
Preparation of a theatre performance or a rehearsal for a satire --
The argument between spectators from Pompeii and Nuceria in the amphitheatre of Pompeii --
Depiction of a grave stone --
Centaurs fighting wild animals --
Equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius --
Portrait of a young woman (mummy portrait) --
The family of Septimius Severus --
Hercules Farnese --
Barbarian battle --
Portrait statues of the four tetrarchs --
Triumphal arch for Emperor Constantine the Great --
Medal of Emperor Constantine the Great --
Head of a colossal statue of Constantine --
Lycurgus legend --
Silver platter with scenes from the Achilles myth --
Recovery of relics.

For a long time, Roman art was somewhat overshadowed by the art of ancient Greece. It was only in about 1900 that a search began for ancient Roman art and architecture. Part of the "Basic Genre" series, this volume features works of Roman art, such as: Augustus of Primaporta; Gemma Augustea; and Lycurgus beaker.

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