TY - BOOK AU - Siebler,Michael AU - Wolf,Norbert,1949- TI - Roman art SN - 9783822854549 U1 - 709.37 PY - 2007///] CY - Köln PB - Taschen, KW - Art, Roman KW - Architecture, Roman N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -