num_pages: 224
description: Arguing that the scholarship on this topic has not appreciated Roman values in the visual arts, this book examines Roman strategies for the appropriation of the Greek visual culture. A knowledge of Roman values explains the entire range of visual appropriation in Roman art, which includes not only the phenomenon of copying, but also such manifestations as allusion, parody &amp;, most importantly, aemulatio, successful rivalry with one's models.List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: a critical time in the study of Roman artistic imitationDecorum &amp; tradition: the beginnings of a theoretical apparatusDecorum &amp; the patron: the functions of artThe marginalization of innovation: Kopienkritik &amp; the construct of the free copyThe strategy of eclecticismPhantasia: the artist's vision as modelThe role of the Antiqui in Roman artConclusionsReferencesIndex
language: English
title: The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome
titlecomplete: The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Cambridge University Press (NY et al.)