In Family Fictions in Roman Art, Natalie Kampen reveals the
profoundly de-naturalized ways in which family could be represented
in the interests of political power during the Roman Empire. Her
study examines a group of splendid objects made over the course of
six hundred years, from carved gems to triumphal arches to ivory
plaques, and asks how and why artists and their elite patrons chose
to depict family to speak of everything from gender to the nature
of rulership, from social rank to relationship itself. In the
process, artists found new and often strikingly odd ways to give
form to families from conquered lands and provinces as well as from
the Italian countryside and the court. The book s contribution is
in its combination of close attention to the creativity of Roman
art and interest in the visual language of social and political
relationships in a great Empire.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
