Description:Arguing that the scholarship on this topic has not appreciated Roman values in the visual arts, this book examines Roman strategies for the appropriation of the Greek visual culture. A knowledge of Roman values explains the entire range of visual appropriation in Roman art, which includes not only the phenomenon of copying, but also such manifestations as allusion, parody &, most importantly, aemulatio, successful rivalry with one's models.List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: a critical time in the study of Roman artistic imitationDecorum & tradition: the beginnings of a theoretical apparatusDecorum & the patron: the functions of artThe marginalization of innovation: Kopienkritik & the construct of the free copyThe strategy of eclecticismPhantasia: the artist's vision as modelThe role of the Antiqui in Roman artConclusionsReferencesIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome. To get started finding The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
224
Format
PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (NY et al.)
Release
2005
ISBN
0521831652
The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome
Description: Arguing that the scholarship on this topic has not appreciated Roman values in the visual arts, this book examines Roman strategies for the appropriation of the Greek visual culture. A knowledge of Roman values explains the entire range of visual appropriation in Roman art, which includes not only the phenomenon of copying, but also such manifestations as allusion, parody &, most importantly, aemulatio, successful rivalry with one's models.List of FiguresAcknowledgmentsAbbreviationsIntroduction: a critical time in the study of Roman artistic imitationDecorum & tradition: the beginnings of a theoretical apparatusDecorum & the patron: the functions of artThe marginalization of innovation: Kopienkritik & the construct of the free copyThe strategy of eclecticismPhantasia: the artist's vision as modelThe role of the Antiqui in Roman artConclusionsReferencesIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome. To get started finding The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.