Supports in Roman Marble Sculpture - Workshop Practice and Modes of Viewing

The first study of a crucial aspect of Roman stone sculpture, exploring the functions and aesthetics of non-figural supports.

List of contents

Part I. Material and history: 1. Narrative and individuality; 2. Supports and Greek marble sculpture; 3. The world of struts; 4. Surface and colour; Part II. The Limits of Stone: 5. The quest for solidity; 6. Statuesque statues; 7. Value and ingenuity; 8. Carving and tradition.

About the author

Anna Anguissola is a Lecturer in Classical Archaeology at the Università degli Studi, Pisa and directs field projects at Pompeii and Hierapolis in Turkey. She is the author of Intimità a Pompei. Riservatezza, condivisione e prestigio negli ambienti ad alcova di Pompei (2010) and Difficillima Imitatio. Immagine e lessico delle copie tra Grecia e Roma (2012).

Summary

Figural and non-figural supports are ubiquitous features of Roman sculpture in stone but have never before been the subject of a close investigation. This is the first full treatment of a fundamental subject and overturns previous assumptions about Roman visual traditions and the reception of Greek art.

Product details

• Authors: Anna Anguissola, Anna (Universit... Degli Studi Anguissola, Anna (Universita Degli Studi Anguissola, Anguissola Anna
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781108418430
• ISBN: 978-1-108-41843-0
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / History / Ancient & Classical, sculpture, History of Art, Ancient World, Ancient Rome, Archaeology by period / region, Classical style, History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, Classical Greek & Roman archaeology