I, Claudia II
Subtitle: women in Roman art and society
By: edited by Diana E.E. Kleiner and Susan B. Matheson.
Contributors: Kleiner, Diana E. E.; Matheson, Susan B.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Austin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
Subjects: Art, Roman -- Congresses; Women in art -- Congresses; Women -- Rome -- Social conditions -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses.
Other titles: I, Claudia 2; I, Claudia Two
Description: "I Claudia is the first comprehensive study of the lives of Roman women as revealed in Roman visual culture, including porotraits, reliefs, wall paintings, architecture, and decorative arts. Seven essays discuss gender theory, portraits of empresses and princesses, the portrayal of women as goddesses in Roman art, and women's roles in society, in the home, in Latin literature, and as patrons of the arts." From the bookjacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-173) and index.
Papers presented at a symposium held at the Yale University Art Gallery in November, 1996.
Sequel to I, Claudia.