Depicting the Dead
Self-Representation and Commemoration on Roman Sarcophagi with Portraits
Seiten
2013
Aarhus University Press (Verlag)
978-87-7124-018-4 (ISBN)
Aarhus University Press (Verlag)
978-87-7124-018-4 (ISBN)
Explores Roman sarcophagi as visual narratives intertwining personal memory with mythological allegories. Centered on stadtrömisch examples, the study deciphers portrait sarcophagi while uncovering broader storytelling techniques and gender dynamics embedded in standardized iconography.
The present monograph takes its place in a now well-established tradition of seeing sarcophagi as visual statements of deceased individuals that used allegories to plot lives and personal memories against mythological and other idealised narratives. It focuses on Roman sarcophagi, often referred to as stadtrömisch, which reflects the fact that the field has traditionally been dominated by German scholars. The aim of the book is twofold: Firstly, it is an exploration of how to read Roman sarcophagi, which starts from those with portraits, but which can contribute more broadly to the study of sarcophagi in general. Secondly, this book investigates gender values as represented through images and how to locate the individual in standardised iconography.
The present monograph takes its place in a now well-established tradition of seeing sarcophagi as visual statements of deceased individuals that used allegories to plot lives and personal memories against mythological and other idealised narratives. It focuses on Roman sarcophagi, often referred to as stadtrömisch, which reflects the fact that the field has traditionally been dominated by German scholars. The aim of the book is twofold: Firstly, it is an exploration of how to read Roman sarcophagi, which starts from those with portraits, but which can contribute more broadly to the study of sarcophagi in general. Secondly, this book investigates gender values as represented through images and how to locate the individual in standardised iconography.
Introduction;Negotiating Identity on Sarcophagi;Chapter 1;Images for Contemplation;Chapter 2;Exempla Virtutis: Portraits and Self-Representation on Sarcophagi;Chapter 3;Visualising Gender;Chapter 4;Filiae Innocentissimae, Filio Dulcissimo: Commemorating Children;Retrospect;Bibliography;Appendix A;Sarcophagi Commemorating Women, Men, Children, and Couples;Appendix B;Sarcophagi with Blank Portraits;Appendix C;Learned Figures with Portraits on Sarcophagi;Catalouge
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.2.2013 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Aarhus Studies in Mediterranean Antiquity |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 1306 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| ISBN-10 | 87-7124-018-7 / 8771240187 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-87-7124-018-4 / 9788771240184 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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