{"product_id":"hellenistic-and-roman-ideal-sculpture-9781107699700","title":"Hellenistic and Roman Ideal Sculpture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKousser builds on recent scholarship to offer a unique analysis of Hellenistic and Roman sculptures. Unlike other books, she focuses on the reception rather than the creation of works of art, giving readings of important monuments integrating their analysis with less well-studied ones such as German provincial relics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kousser demonstrates how careful iconographic analysis of the material can be insightful and help us understand better the importance of sculpture in specific contexts.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review\u003cbr\u003e'This book is an in-depth examination of a widespread visual motif in ancient art, most famously represented by the Capua Venus and the Victory of Brescia. Kousser presents many intelligent and thought-provoking interpretations of individual works.' Classical Journal Online\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Creating the past: the origins of classicism in Hellenistic sculpture; 2. From Greece to Rome: retrospective sculpture in the early empire; 3. From metropolis to empire: retrospective sculpture in the high empire; 4. From Roman to Christian: retrospection and transformation in late antique art.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769031098711,"sku":"9781107699700","price":29.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781107699700.jpg?v=1758719398","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hellenistic-and-roman-ideal-sculpture-9781107699700","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}