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: value: The argument; value: The Roman identity myth; value: Those we read about and believe in; value: The ancients and the antique; value: The antique and the antiquarians; value: The antique and princely collectors; value: Reuniting the ancients and the antique: Johann Joachim Winckelmann; value: The modern copy myth; value: Active relations; value: Roman ideal sculpture.