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Cambridge University Press Vel Zquezs Las Meninas
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Cambridge University Press Roman Imperialism and Provincial Art
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Cambridge University Press Symbols of Jesus
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Augustus
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Cambridge University Press Raphaels Stanza della Segnatura
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Cambridge University Press The Pantheon
Book SynopsisTreats the Pantheon from the unique perspective of its construction history, survival, and reception through history.Trade Review'The contributors provide a valuable synthesis of recent research on the Pantheon, the paradigm of Roman architectural and engineering prowess. They also identify new and productive directions for subsequent research on the ancient edifice and on its extended legacy.' John Pinto, Princeton University, New Jersey'For two thousand years, the Pantheon has stood watch in the center of Rome, a marvel of engineering and an unfailingly mysterious symbol. Both the marvel and the mystery shine forth from this definitive book, with its impeccable scholarship, new ideas, and long international perspective.' Ingrid Rowland, University of Notre Dame, Indiana'Focused on the Pantheon, arguably the most iconic building of western architecture, this magisterial volume brings together a distinguished group of international scholars who tell a gripping story. New answers to unsolved questions of who built it and why, how, and when succeed each other and connect to lively accounts of the fascination it held for countless generations from the early Middle Ages to modern times.' Alina Payne, Harvard University, MassachusettsTable of Contents1. Introduction Tod A. Marder and Mark Wilson Jones; 2. Agrippa's Pantheon and its origin Eugenio La Rocca; 3. Dating the Pantheon Lise M. Hetland; 4. The conception and construction of drum and dome Giangiacomo Martines; 5. Sources and parallels for the design and construction of the Pantheon Gene Waddell; 6. The Pantheon builders: estimating manpower for construction Janet DeLaine; 7. Building on adversity: the Pantheon and problems with its construction Mark Wilson Jones; 8. The Pantheon in the middle ages Erik Thunø; 9. Impressions of the Pantheon in the Renaissance Arnold Nesselrath; 10. The Pantheon in the seventeenth century Tod A. Marder; 11. Neo-classical remodelling and reconception 1700–1820 Susanna Pasquali; 12. A nineteenth-century monument for the state Robin B. Williams; 13. The Pantheon in the modern age Richard Etlin.
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Cambridge University Press The Origins of Roman Historical Commemoration in the Visual Arts
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Cambridge University Press Architects and the Building World from Chambers to Ruskin
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Cambridge University Press The Parallel Worlds of Classical Art and Text
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Cambridge University Press Recycled Culture in Contemporary Art and Film
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Cambridge University Press The Victorian Artist
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Cambridge University Press The Figured Landscapes of RockArt Looking at Pictures in Place
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Cambridge University Press Modern Art and the Grotesque
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Cambridge University Press Picturing Death in Classical Athens
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Cambridge University Press Children in the Visual Arts of Imperial Rome
Book SynopsisIn this 2005 study, Jeannine Uzzi examines the ruling elite's notions of what it meant to be Roman by examining images of children in Roman imperial art. Roman children are most often shown in depictions of peaceful public gatherings before the emperor, whereas non-Roman children appear only in scenes of submission, triumph, or violent military activity.Table of Contents1. Introduction: the question; 2. Evidence, methodology, and the child image; 3. Imperial largesse; 4. Public gathering; 5. Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani; 6. Submission; 7. Triumph; 8. Battle ground; 9. Ara Pacis; 10. Conclusion: a narrative of identity; Appendix. Children in nonofficial imagery.
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Cambridge University Press In the Shadow of Burgundy The Court of Guelders in the Late Middle Ages 58 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought Fourth Series Series Number 58
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Cambridge University Press The Parthenon From Antiquity to the Present
Book SynopsisThis volume provides an overview of the Parthenon from antiquity to the modern era. Recent discoveries, such as the marble sculpture fragments found during the current restoration work on the Acropolis, or a vase excavated in Northern Greece whose decoration echoes a lost pedimental composition, have forced scholars to reconsider many aspects of one of the most important monuments of classical antiquity. Bringing together essays on various aspects of this world-renowned temple, this book examines the dramatic setting of the temple and its impact on modern architects such as Le Corbusier; new reconstructions and interpretations of Pheidias' vast sculptural program; in-depth analysis of architectural refinements; the techniques employed in making the colossal gold-and-ivory cult statue; and a consideration of the Christian and Muslim phases of the Parthenon's history. Collectively, they enhance our understanding of one of the icons of Western art.Trade Review'In short, this volume is a compendium of what might be deemed the current scholarly opinio communis. For seasoned scholars not fully au courant with the latest developments in Parthenon studies, these essays will provide a useful point of departure and much bibliography.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review'… this is a tome for specialists - and, as such, rather a good one.' The Times Literary SupplementTable of Contents1. Space and theme: the setting of the Parthenon Jeffery Hurwit; 2. Wealth, power and prestige: classical Athens at home and abroad Lisa Kallet; 3. The architecture and architects of the classical Parthenon Barbara A. Barletta; 4. Bending the truth: curvature and other refinements Lothar Haselberger; 5. A celebration of Victory: the Metopes Katherine Schwab; 6. 'Noblest images on all sides': the ionic frieze Jenifer Neils; 7. Fire from heaven: the pediments and Akroteria Olga Palagia; 8. The statue of Athena and other treasures Kenneth Lapatin; 9. 'Bestride the very peak of heaven': the Parthenon after antiquity Robert Ousterhout; 10. 'Well recorded worth': photographs of the Parthenon Andrew Szegedy-Maszak; 11. The Parthenon in the modern era Richard A. Etlin.
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Cambridge University Press An Artist against the Third Reich
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Cambridge University Press Surrealist Art and Thought in the 1930s
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Cambridge University Press Roman Architecture in Provence
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Cambridge University Press Reading Greek Vases
Book SynopsisRepetition and symmetry are the fundamental aesthetic principles underlying the shape and decoration of ancient Athenian vases. This book is the first comprehensive study of the role of repetition beyond its aesthetic value, and as part of a code that conveys meaning to the viewer.Trade Review"This book presents a convincing argument for the multivalency of repetition among scenes on a single vase. Such repetition is normally ignored, considered incidental to other meaning, or overlooked altogether on the grounds that it is insignificant to narrative. Steiner has made a sound case for the relevancy of even small redundancies and for the interconnectedness of individual scenes on a vase." - Kathleen M. Lynch, University of CincinnatiTable of Contents1. Reading beyond aesthetics; 2. The meaning(s) of repetition: a primer; 3. Repetition and types; 4. 'Read Me': repetition as metadiscourse; 5. Reading writing; 6. Repetition and narration; 7. Repetition and paradigm; 8. Repetition, character, and perspective; 9. Repetition and parody; 10. Reading everything: six case studies; 11. Over and over: reading Greek vases in Symposion.
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Cambridge University Press Artistic Exchange and Cultural Translation in the Italian Renaissance City
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Cambridge University Press Robert Smithson and the American Landscape
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Cambridge University Press Attalos Athens and the Akropolis
Book SynopsisThis 2005 volume examines the 'little barbarians', ten figures found in Rome in 1514, now recognized as copies of the Small (or Lesser) Attalid Dedication on the Athenian Akropolis. Using discoveries by Manolis Korres, Andrew Stewart reconsiders the statues' form, date, and significance over a period of 2200 years.Trade Review'… the author's stated aim, 'to explain something of what Roman art was intended to do, how it functioned, and how ... it was perceived', has been brilliantly achieved.' ArctosTable of Contents1. Rediscovery: scholars, sleuths, and stones; 2. Appropriation: gladiators for Christ; 3. Reproduction: Vei Victis!; 4. Genesis: Barbarians at the gates; Conclusion: 'The truth in sculpture'; Documentary Essay: the pedestals and the Akropolis South Wall Manolis Korres.
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Cambridge University Press The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome
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Cambridge University Press Greek Art and the Orient
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Cambridge University Press Sight and Spirituality in Early Netherlandish Painting
Book SynopsisSight and Spirituality in Early Netherlandish Painting examines the importance of vision as a narrative and thematic concern in works by different artists. Depicting religious visual experience, these works alluded to the imperceptibility of the divine and implicated the viewer's own experience as part of a larger spiritual and intellectual process.Trade Review"Sight and Spirituality in Early Netherlandish Painting is erudite and provocative in ways that will make it a vital resource for much discussion to come[...]As it compels reexamination of how we interpret early Netherlandish paintings, Rothstein's intelligent meditation also demonstrates ways in which we can and should look ever more closely at the elemental kinship between representation and belief." -- CAA Reviews"Bret Rothstein's fascinating new book is an exercise in sophisticated visual engagement. [...]Rothstein rewards his patient reader with an intellectual tour-de-force that makes us ponder more deeply the possible intentions of these magnificent painters." -- Historians of Netherlandish Art Review of Books"There is no doubt that Rothstein offers nuanced and illuminating new readings of consequential paintings. Sight and Spirituality in Early Netherlandish Painting contributes to a growing literature that demonstrates how much operant theories about vision inflect the visual culture of a given time and place. It is a significant book not least of all because it asks art historians to reconsider the meanings and values we ascribe to reflexivity in both scholarly and artistic traditions." - Sherry C. M. Lindquist, Northwestern UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction: forms of interest in early Netherlandish painting. 1. Picturing vision; 2. The imagination of imagelessness; 3. The devotional image as social ornament; 4. Reflexivity and senses of painterly strength; Epilogue: notes on the rise of visual skill.
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Cambridge University Press Poussin and the Poetics of Painting
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Cambridge University Press Byzantine Style Religion and Civilization
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Cambridge University Press Surrealism and the Visual Arts
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Cambridge University Press Pop Art and the Contest over American Culture
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Cambridge University Press Ravenna in Late Antiquity
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive survey of Ravenna's history and monuments in late antiquity, including discussions of scholarly controversies, archaeological discoveries, and interpretations of art works. A synthesis of the voluminous literature on this topic, this volume provides an English-language entry point for the study of this fascinating city.Trade Review'… in the past one had to deplore the fact that there is no comprehensive book in English on this subject. With the publication of the present book, this situation has changed dramatically, because [it] not only tells the full story of Ravenna, but also documents all the scholarly interpretations and controversies surrounding its art …' International Review of Biblical Studies'Deliyannis succeeds in her purpose to a commendable extent. Her work is scholarly, lucid, balanced and well organized throughout … The author concentrates on the great monuments of the city, offering not just meticulous and informed descriptions, but also judicious and knowledgeable examination of the context of each … This sensitive and informed treatment of the monuments combined with an impressive knowledge of secondary literature makes for a volume which should reinforce detailed understanding of an unparalleled survival from the antique world, and encourage more scholarly interest among both historians and art historians.' T. S. Brown, Early Medieval EuropeTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Roman Ravenna; 3. Ravenna and the western emperors 400–489 AD; 4. Ravenna the capital of the Ostrogothic kingdom; 5. Religion in Ostrogothic Ravenna; 6. Ravenna's early Byzantine period: AD 540–600; 7. Ravenna capital: 600–850.
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Cambridge University Press Origins Theater Anc Greece Beyond
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Cambridge University Press Cézanne and The Eternal Feminine
Book SynopsisCézanne's painting The Eternal Feminine has been known by a variety of titles and, as Wayne Andersen has discovered, has also been altered. This volume is the first to interrogate the original state of The Eternal Feminine and to resolve its mysterious importance to Cézanne and the history of art.Trade Review"A fresh and suggestive approach to rereading the history of modern painting through the lens of gender." -- Bookforum"An eminently readable and thought-provoking book about much, much more than just the painting reproduced on its dust-jacket." H-FRANCE"As a treasure trove of myths and images reflecting prurient male sexuality in high art, this study richly records a facet of nineteenth-century French cultural history." - Laurence M. Porter, Michigan State UniversityTable of Contents1. The eternal feminine; 2. The miracle of her restored vision; 3. Les Spectacles des Fêtes Foraines; 4. Ambroise Vollard's show window; 5. Leda and the Swan; 6. The clothed and the naked; 7. The Death of Sardanapalus; 8. The whore of Babylon; 9. Venus, venal, venality; 10. The sacrifice of the eose; 11. Hero and Leander; 12. The apotheosis of Delacroix; 13. The vicissitudes of love; 14. Wives in crisis; 15. Why not put the eyes at the crotch; 16. From whose point of view; 17. The sand-man.
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy
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Cambridge University Press Art and Writing in the Maya Cities AD 600800 A Poetics of Line
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Cambridge University Press Death Baroque Good Taste
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Cambridge University Press The Invention of Art History in Ancient Greece
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Cambridge University Press Florence
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Cambridge University Press Classical Greece and the Birth of Western Art
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Cambridge University Press Ancient Greek Portrait Sculpture
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Cambridge University Press André Salmon on French Modern Art
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Cambridge University Press Ancient Egypt An Introduction
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Cambridge University Press The Invention of Evening Perception and Time in Romantic Poetry 66 Cambridge Studies in Romanticism Series Number 66
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge History of Painting in the Classical World
Book SynopsisPainting was one of the major achievements of the Classical world. This book examines the development of mural and panel painting in the Classical world from the Bronze Age to Late Antiquity. It provides an up-to-date and much-needed overview of the monuments that are now known and of the ideas that have been generated about them.Trade Review'This richly illustrated, up-to-date overview is superbly written by a cast of stars. Filled with recent discoveries, there is something new of importance for every scholar and student of ancient Mediterranean painting.' John H. Oakley, College of William and Mary, Virginia'This collection of essays presents new material and excellent, up-to-date studies that will serve as the first resource on this topic for both students and scholars; it is also a pleasure to read. The numerous high-quality illustrations, many in color, complement the learned text written by leading experts in the field.' Judith M. Barringer, University of EdinburghTable of ContentsPreface J. J. Pollitt; 1. Aegean painting in the Bronze Age Anne Chapin; 2. The lost art: early Greek wall and panel-painting, 760–480 BC Jeffrey Hurwit; 3. Etruscan and Greek tomb painting in Italy, c.700–400 BC Stephan Steingräber; 4. Reflections of monumental painting in Greek vase painting in the fifth and fourth centuries BC Mark Stansbury-O'Donnell; 5. Hellenistic painting in the eastern Mediterranean: mid-fourth to mid-first century BC Stella G. Miller; 6. Etruscan and Italic tomb painting: c.400–200 BC Agnès Rouveret; 7. Painting in Greek and Graeco-Roman art criticism J. J. Pollitt; 8. Roman painting in the Republic and early Empire Irene Bragantini; 9. Roman painting of the middle and late Empire Roger Ling.
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Cambridge University Press The Moral Mirror of Roman Art
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Cambridge University Press Early Hellenistic Portraiture 1 Image Style Context
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Cambridge University Press Art and Inscriptions in the Ancient World
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