Description
Book SynopsisRichard Brilliant's work revolutionised the study of Roman art, tracing its connections to Greek art. This collection is divided into three sections: portraits, Roman adaptation of Greek models, and symbolic aspects of Roman art, including Jewish symbolism and Greek myths.
Table of ContentsPreface
On Portraits
An Early Imperial Portait of Caligula
One Head, Three Problems
Una statua ritratta del territorio di Tarquinia
Hairiness: A Matter of Style and Substance in Roman Portraits
Augustus and Hadrian: Classical and Classicizing Modes
Marmi classici, storie tragiche
Mythology
Intellectual Giants: A Classical Topos and The School of Athens
Ancient Roman Monuments as Models and as Topoi
Simboli ed attributi nell'arte greca-romana
'Jewish Symbols', Is that still Good enough?
Preface and Introduction to Roman Art from the Republic to Constantine
Storia dell'arte e sociologia
Temporal Aspects in Late Roman Art
The Art of Classical Italy
Prolegomena to a Very Long Book on the City of Rome
Africa in the Arts of Greece and Rome
I Piedistalli del Giardino di Boboli: 'spolia in se', 'spolia in re'
Resistance and Receptivity to Greco-Roman Art
Scenic Representation
'I Come to You as Your Lord': Late Roman Imperial Art
Patterns of Appropriation: Greek Myths in Roman Sarcophagi
