Roman Sculpture - From Augustus to Constantine

In this 1907 work, Strong argues for the aesthetic importance of Roman sculpture, usually considered as inferior to Greek.

List of contents

Preface; Chronological table; Introduction; 1. The Augustan age; 2. Augustan decoration; 3. Augustus to Nero; 4. The Flavian age; 5. Flavian relief; 6. The principate of Trajan; 7. The column of Trajan; 8. The Trajan column (cont.); 9. The principate of Trajan (cont.); 10. Principate of Hadrian; 11. Hadrianic sarcophagi; 12. The Antonine period; 13. Severus to Diocletian; 14. The principate of Constantine; 15. Roman portraiture from Augustus to Constantine; Appendix; Index.

Summary

Roman sculpture had been regarded as the 'poor relation' of what was seen as the superior art of Greece, but in this highly illustrated 1907 work Eugénie Strong (1860–1943) argues both for its particular aesthetic qualities and also for its importance as a bridge between pagan and Christian art.

Product details

• Authors: Eug¿e Strong, Eugenie Strong, Eugénie Strong
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.03.2015
• EAN: 9781108078108
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07810-8
• No. of pages: 648
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Classics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / Ancient & Classical, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation