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Ancient Mythological Images and their Interpretation - An Introduction to Iconology, Semiotics and Image Studies in Classical Art History (Paperback) Loot Price: R759
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Ancient Mythological Images and their Interpretation - An Introduction to Iconology, Semiotics and Image Studies in Classical...

Ancient Mythological Images and their Interpretation - An Introduction to Iconology, Semiotics and Image Studies in Classical Art History (Paperback)

Katharina Lorenz

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When we try to make sense of pictures, what do we gain when we use a particular method - and what might we be missing or even losing? Empirical experimentation on three types of mythological imagery - a Classical Greek pot, a frieze from Hellenistic Pergamon and a second-century CE Roman sarcophagus - enables Katharina Lorenz to demonstrate how theoretical approaches to images (specifically, iconology, semiotics, and image studies) impact the meanings we elicit from Greek and Roman art. A guide to Classical images of myth, and also a critical history of Classical archaeology's attempts to give meaning to pictures, this book establishes a dialogue with the wider field of art history and proposes a new framework for the study of ancient visual culture. It will be essential reading not just for students of classical art history and archaeology, but for anyone interested in the possibilities - and the history - of studying visual culture.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: August 2016
Authors: Katharina Lorenz (Associate Professor in Classical Studies)
Dimensions: 246 x 174 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 978-0-521-13972-4
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > BC to 500 CE, Ancient & classical world
Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > European archaeology > Classical Greek & Roman archaeology
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General
Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Pre-Christian European & Mediterranean religions > General
LSN: 0-521-13972-4
Barcode: 9780521139724

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