Statues are among the most familiar remnants of classical art. Yet their prominence in ancient society is often ignored. In the Roman world statues were ubiquitous. Whether they were displayed as public honours or memorials, collected as works of art, dedicated to deities, venerated as gods, or violated as symbols of a defeated political regime, they were recognized individually and collectively as objects of enormous significance. By analysing ancient texts and images, Statues in Roman Society unravels the web of ...
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Statues are among the most familiar remnants of classical art. Yet their prominence in ancient society is often ignored. In the Roman world statues were ubiquitous. Whether they were displayed as public honours or memorials, collected as works of art, dedicated to deities, venerated as gods, or violated as symbols of a defeated political regime, they were recognized individually and collectively as objects of enormous significance. By analysing ancient texts and images, Statues in Roman Society unravels the web of associations which surrounded Roman statues. Addressing all categories of statuary together for the first time, it illuminates them in ancient terms, explaining expectations of what statues were or ought to be and describing the Romans' uneasy relationship with 'the other population' in their midst.
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New. 0199240949. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request *** – – *** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened-Description: "Statues were everywhere in the Roman world. They served as objects of cult, honors to emperors and noblemen, and memorials to the dead. Combining close attention to individual Roman texts and images with an unprecedented broad perspective on this remarkable phenomenon, Statues in Roman Society explains the impact that all kinds of statuary had on the ancient population. --Reviews: 'The range of evidence that he considers is commensurate with the scope of the subject. His analysis is informed by literary sources, inscriptions, statues themselves, mural paintings, coins and lamps. Stewart's command of these various bodies of evidence is impressive, as is his ability to squeeze interesting observations from them...its implicit presuppositions produce a number of genuinely enlightening observations. '--NECJ" Table of Contents: [300 pages 48 in-text illustrations. ]-List of Illustrations x List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 (18) 1. Defining Statues in Word and Image 19 (27) 2. The Appearance of Statues 46 (33) 3. Portrait Statues and the Statuesque 79 (39) 4. The Other Population of Rome 118 (39) 5. Statues in the Empire 157 (27) 6. Simulacra and Signa 184 (39) 7. The Private Sphere 223 (38) 8. Touching Statues 261 (39) Conclusions 300 (4) Bibliography 304 (23) Index 327-ISBN 0199240949--with a bonus offer--
