Roman Portraits in Context (Image & Context)
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Published: March 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9783110186642
Subjects: History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world; Portraits in art; Art; Ancient Rome; History - General
Description: "No other monumental art form was so widely disseminated throughout the Roman Empire as the portrait statue, and its impact on city life was crucial. By combining a wide socio-historical perspective with a close reading of individual images, their setting, and their inscribed texts, this book suggests how to read the meaning of portraits, even the ones which have been irrevocably isolated from their original context and now adorn museum galleries."--Jacket.