Roman portraits : sculptures in stone and bronze in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art / Paul Zanker.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) [Browse]
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Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2016]
  • New Haven ; London : Distributed by Yale University Press
Description
xv, 280 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 30 cm

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    Portraits are among the most compelling artistic records of Greek and Roman culture. In this richly illustrated book featuring all new photography, the 60 portrait heads from the Metropolitan Museum's renowned collection are fully described, and placed in their historical and cultural contexts. Roman Portraits presents a thorough and multifaceted survey of Roman stone and bronze portraiture as well as a brief overview of the history of ancient portraiture. Unearthing the evolution of this art from its origins in Greece through the Roman Empire, Paul Zanker, the foremost authority on Roman art today, brings these imposing, timeless renderings to life.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-276) and index.
    Contents
    • On the history of ancient portraiture
    • Greek portraits and their Roman copies
    • Portraits of Roman emperors
    • Portraits of men and youth
    • Portraits of women and girls
    • Reliefs and tomb altars with portraits of the deceased
    • Disputed portraits.
    ISBN
    • 9781588395993 ((Metropolitan Museum of Art))
    • 1588395995 ((Metropolitan Museum of Art))
    LCCN
    2016033958
    OCLC
    946216644
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