Description
Book SynopsisA Companion to Roman Art encompasses various artistic genres, ancient contexts, and modern approaches for a comprehensive guide to Roman art. Offers comprehensive and original essays on the study of Roman artContributions from distinguished scholars with unrivalled expertise covering a broad range of international approachesFocuses on the socio-historical aspects of Roman art, covering several topics that have not been presented in any detail in EnglishIncludes both close readings of individual art works and general discussionsProvides an overview of main aspects of the subject and an introduction to current debates in the field
Table of ContentsNotes on Contributors viii
List of Abbreviations xiv
List of Illustrations xv
Introduction 1
Barbara E. Borg
Part I Methods and Approaches 9
1 Defining Roman Art 11
Christopher H. Hallett
2 Roman Historical Representations 34
Tonio Holscher
3 Methodological Approaches to the Dating and Identification of Roman Portraits 52
Klaus Fittschen
4 Roman Art and Gender Studies 71
Natalie Kampen
Part II The Beginnings and End of Roman Art 93
5 Republican Rome and Italic Art 95
Massimiliano Papini
6 Adapting Greek Art 114
Rachel Kousser
7 The Art of Late Antiquity: A Contextual Approach 130
Alessandra Bravi
Part III Producing and Commissioning Roman Art 151
8 Technique and Message in Roman Art 153
Mont Allen
9 Roman Art and the Artist 172
Michael Squire
10 Roman Art and the State 195
Peter J. Holliday
11 "Arte Plebea" and Non-elite Roman Art 214
Lauren Hackworth Petersen
Part IV Genres 231
12 Roman Portraits 233
Jane Fejfer
13 Wall Painting 252
Katharina Lorenz
14 Mosaics 268
Roger Ling
15 Roman Sarcophagi 286
Michael Koortbojian
16 Decorative Art 301
Friederike Sinn
17 Luxury Arts 321
Kenneth Lapatin
18 Roman Architecture as Art? 344
Edmund Thomas
Part V Contexts 365
Section 1 Roman Art and "Private Space" 367
19 Art in Roman Town Houses 369
Simon Ellis
20 Art in the Roman Villa 388
Richard Neudecker
21 The Decoration of Private Space in the Later Roman Empire 406
Susanne Muth
Section 2 Roman Art and Death 429
22 The Decoration of Roman Tombs 431
Francisca Feraudi-Gruenais
23 Catacombs and the Beginnings of Christian Tomb Decoration 452
Norbert Zimmermann
Section 3 Roman Art and the Empire 471
24 The Greek East under Rome 473
Roland R.R. Smith
25 The Western Roman Provinces 496
Roger J.A. Wilson
Part VI Themes 531
26 Contextualizing Roman Art and Nature 533
Maureen Carroll
27 Roman Art and Spectacle 552
Zahra Newby
28 Roman Art and Myth 569
Francesco de Angelis
Part VII Reception of Roman Art in the Modern World 585
29 The Myth of Pompeii: Fragments, Frescos, and the Visual Imagination 587
Rosemary J. Barrow
30 Roman Architecture through the Ages 602
Stefan Altekamp
Index 620
