Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman - Empir

This study examines the five extant large Imperial cameos of the Early Roman Empire as a coherent whole, revealing that these gemstones were a referential group with complex interrelationships.

List of contents

1. Large Imperial Cameos 2. Cleopatra and the Aquileia Dish 3. Livia and the Tazza Farnese 4. Livia and the Gemma Augustea 5. Agrippina the Elder and the Grand Camée de France 6. Agrippina the Younger and the Caligula and Roma Cameo Fragment 7. Agrippina the Younger, the Gemma Claudia, and the End of Large Imperial Cameos 8. The Revival of Large Imperial Cameos in the Fourth Century

About the author

Julia C. Fischer is Associate Professor of Art History at Lamar University.

Summary

This study examines the five extant large Imperial cameos of the Early Roman Empire as a coherent whole, revealing that these gemstones were a referential group with complex interrelationships.

Product details

• Authors: Julia C. Fischer, Julia C. (Lamar University Fischer, Fischer Julia C.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.04.2024
• EAN: 9781032324883
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3232488-3
• No. of pages: 198
• Series: Routledge Research in Art History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Ancient / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, ART / History / Ancient & Classical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, ART / Sculpture & Installation, sculpture, History of art / art & design styles, Political leaders & leadership, History of Art, Social issues & processes, Ancient History, Political campaigning & advertising, Archaeology by period / region, Political campaigning and advertising, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Social and ethical issues, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, Political leaders and leadership, Archaeological Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Activism & Social Justice