Supports in Roman Marble Sculpture: Workshop Practice and Modes of Viewing - Hardcover

Anguissola, Anna

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1108418430 ISBN 13: 9781108418430

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2018

Synopsis

Figural and non-figural supports are a ubiquitous feature of Roman marble sculpture; they appear in sculptures ranging in size from miniature to colossal and of all levels of quality. At odds with modern ideas about beauty, completeness, and visual congruence, these elements, especially non-figural struts, have been dismissed by scholars as mere safeguards for production and transport. However, close examination of these features reveals the tastes and expectations of those who commissioned, bought, and displayed marble sculptures throughout the Mediterranean in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. Drawing on a large body of examples, Greek and Latin literary sources, and modern theories of visual culture, this study constitutes the first comprehensive investigation of non-figural supports in Roman sculpture. The book overturns previous conceptions of Roman visual values and traditions and challenges our understanding of the Roman reception of Greek art.

About this title

Book Description:

Figural and non-figural supports are ubiquitous features of Roman sculpture in stone but have never before been the subject of a close investigation. This is the first full treatment of a fundamental subject and overturns previous assumptions about Roman visual traditions and the reception of Greek art.

About the Author:

Anna Anguissola is a Lecturer in Classical Archaeology at the Universitą degli Studi, Pisa and directs field projects at Pompeii and Hierapolis in Turkey. She is the author of Intimitą a Pompei. Riservatezza, condivisione e prestigio negli ambienti ad alcova di Pompei (2010) and Difficillima Imitatio. Immagine e lessico delle copie tra Grecia e Roma (2012).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1108418430
• ISBN 13: 9781108418430
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 276