language of the muses
Subtitle: the dialogue between Roman and Greek sculpture
By: Miranda Marvin.
Contributors: J. Paul Getty Museum.
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780892368068
Subjects: Sculpture, Roman -- Greek influences; Sculpture, Greek -- Influence; Sculpture, Greek -- Copying
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-293) and index.
Table of contents: title: The argument; title: The Roman identity myth; title: Those we read about and believe in; title: The ancients and the antique; title: The antique and the antiquarians; title: The antique and princely collectors; title: Reuniting the ancients and the antique: Johann Joachim Winckelmann; title: The modern copy myth; title: Active relations; title: Roman ideal sculpture.