The Language of the Muses – The Dialogue Between Roman and Greek Sculpture
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2008
J Paul Getty Trust Publications,US (Verlag)
978-0-89236-806-8 (ISBN)
J Paul Getty Trust Publications,US (Verlag)
978-0-89236-806-8 (ISBN)
Since the Renaissance, it has been generally accepted that many Roman sculptures depicting ideal figures - gods, personifications, and figures from myth - were copies of Greek originals. This title traces the origin of this idea to the academic belief in the mythical perfection of Greek art and contrasts it with the imperfection of Roman works.
Since the Renaissance, it has been generally accepted that almost all Roman sculptures depicting ideal figures - gods, personifications, and figures from myth - were copies of Greek originals."The Language of the Muses" traces the origin of this idea to the academic belief in the mythical perfection of now-lost Greek art and contrasts it with the reality of the "imperfection" of Roman works. It then goes on to argue that, contrary to the accepted wisdom of the last three hundred years, Roman sculpture had a style very much its own, and rather than being mere mechanical copies they were more along the lines of creative adaptations.
Since the Renaissance, it has been generally accepted that almost all Roman sculptures depicting ideal figures - gods, personifications, and figures from myth - were copies of Greek originals."The Language of the Muses" traces the origin of this idea to the academic belief in the mythical perfection of now-lost Greek art and contrasts it with the reality of the "imperfection" of Roman works. It then goes on to argue that, contrary to the accepted wisdom of the last three hundred years, Roman sculpture had a style very much its own, and rather than being mere mechanical copies they were more along the lines of creative adaptations.
Miranda Marvin is Professor of Ancient Art and Classics at Wellesley College, Massachusetts.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.5.2008 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 144 full-colour & 139 b&w illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Santa Monica CA |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 198 x 268 mm |
| Gewicht | 1170 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-89236-806-3 / 0892368063 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-89236-806-8 / 9780892368068 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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