Ornament and Figure in Graeco-Roman Art
Subtitle: Rethinking Visual Ontologies in Classical Antiquity
Publisher: de Gruyter GmbH, Walter
Published: 2018
Language: eng; fre; ger
Number of pages: 434
ISBN-13: 9783110460155
Subjects: Art, greco-bactrian; Art, roman
Description: "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"--