Title: Ornament and figure in Graeco-Roman art : rethinking visual ontologies in classical antiquity /
Authors: Dietrich, Nikolaus,; Squire, Michael,
Year: 2018
Subjects: Art, Greco-Roman Themes, motives.; Image (Philosophy); ART History Ancient & Classical.; HISTORY Ancient General.; Image (Philosophy)
Abstract: "This edited collection explores the relationship between 'ornament' and 'figure' in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Through a series of specially commissioned chapters, contributors examine a range of ancient materials and texts: combining theoretical discussion and close analytical interpretations, the book interrogates shifting ideas of the image in both antiquity and the ensuing western art critical tradition"--
Contents: To haunt, to startle, and way-lay/ Michael Squire -- Figürlicher Schmuck in der griechischen Architektur zwischen Dekor und Repräsentation / Tonio Hölscher -- Ornamental and formulaic patterns / Jonas Grethlein.