The Language of Images in Roman Art (Paperback)

This book, first published in 2004, develops a theory for the understanding of Roman pictorial art. By treating Roman art as a semantic system it establishes a connection between artistic forms and the ideological messages contained within. The history of Roman art traditionally followed the model of a sequence of stylistic phases affecting the works of their era in the manner of a uniform Zeitgeist. By contrast, the author shows different stylistic forms being used for different themes and messages. The reception of Greek models, a key phenomenon of Roman art, thus appear in a new light. The formulations of specific messages are established from Greek art types of different eras serving to express Roman ideological values: classical forms for the grandeur of the state, Hellenistic forms for the struggling effort of warfare. In this way a conceptual and comprehensible pictorial language arose, uniting the multicultural population of the Roman state.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Tonio Hoelscher
Translators:	Anthony Snodgrass • Annemarie Kunzl-Snodgrass
Foreword by:	Jas Elsner
Dimensions:	227 x 164 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	188
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-66569-8
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	German
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > BC to 500 CE, Ancient & classical world Promotions
LSN:	0-521-66569-8
Barcode:	9780521665698

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