Pliny's catalogue of culture: art and empire in the Natural History
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adam_text | Pliny the Elder s chapters on art constitute the
smale
most important source on Greek and
Roman art, and have exercised a considerable influence on art historians throughout the ages,
most notably
Vasan
and the rather or art history , Winckclmann. Completed shortly before the
author s death during the eruption or Vesuvius in ad
79,
the chapters on art are round in books
55—37
or the Natural History-, an encyclopaedic account or Nature.This important study
challenges traditional perceptions
oí
the
Λ
aturai
History as an indiscriminate compilation ,
and explores Pliny s discussion of art in relation to his work as a whole, and within the
wider context or Roman imperial culture of the first century ad.
Pliny s chapters on art are perhaps best known for their discussion or Greek art
—
whether the
anecdotes describing the deceptively realistic images produced by masters of the Greek canon
i Zcuxis and the grapes ^, or the references to famous masterpieces of Greek art. This book
reveals instead how Pliny s presentation of Greek art is profoundly Roman; and that beyond his
account of Greek sculpture and painting, Pliny stands as an equally important source on Roman
art
—
whether in his discussion of Roman portraiture or early imperial monuments.
The author argues that Pliny s art history can only be properly understood when viewed within
the wider context of the work as a whole,
brom
this perspective the chapters on art cease to
become an isolated collection of facts on the art and artists of the Ancient World, and emerge
instead as an essential part of Pliny s sophisticated project to transform his encyclopaedic
account of the world into a catalogue of Roman world empire.
This is a valuable contribution to the study of an author who, despite his centrality to the
writing of classical art history, is often neglected.Throughout Sorcha Carey demonstrates
that Pliny s chapters on art are a profoundly Roman creation, offering a unique insight
into responses to art and culture under the early Roman empire.
International Projects Coordinator at Liverpool Biennial, Sorcha Carey curates temporary
artists projects for the public realm. She previously held post-doctoral fellowships
m
the history
of Classical Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, and the University of Cambridge.
CONTENTS
List of Colour Plates
viii
List of
Illustrations
ix
Abbreviations
xii
1. In Search of the Invisible Man
ι
2.
The Strategies of Encyclopaedism
17
3.
Representing Empire: Monuments and the Creation
of Roman Space
41
4.
The Problem of Totality: Collecting Greek Art,
Wonders, and Luxury
75
5.
The Artifice of Nature
102
6.
Imaging Memory
138
7.
Conclusion
179
Bibliography
184
Index
193
Index Locorum
205
|
adam_txt |
Pliny the Elder's 'chapters on art' constitute the
smale
most important source on Greek and
Roman art, and have exercised a considerable influence on art historians throughout the ages,
most notably
Vasan
and 'the rather or art history', Winckclmann. Completed shortly before the
author's death during the eruption or Vesuvius in ad
79,
the 'chapters on art' are round in books
55—37
or the Natural History-, an encyclopaedic account or Nature.This important study
challenges traditional perceptions
oí
the
Λ
aturai
History as an 'indiscriminate compilation',
and explores Pliny's discussion of art in relation to his work as a whole, and within the
wider context or Roman imperial culture of the first century ad.
Pliny's 'chapters on art' are perhaps best known for their discussion or Greek art
—
whether the
anecdotes describing the deceptively realistic images produced by masters of the Greek canon
i'Zcuxis and the grapes'^, or the references to famous masterpieces of Greek art. This book
reveals instead how Pliny's presentation of Greek art is profoundly Roman; and that beyond his
account of Greek sculpture and painting, Pliny stands as an equally important source on Roman
art
—
whether in his discussion of Roman portraiture or early imperial monuments.
The author argues that Pliny's art history can only be properly understood when viewed within
the wider context of the work as a whole,
brom
this perspective the chapters on art cease to
become an isolated collection of facts on the art and artists of the Ancient World, and emerge
instead as an essential part of Pliny's sophisticated project to transform his encyclopaedic
account of the world into a catalogue of Roman world empire.
This is a valuable contribution to the study of an author who, despite his centrality to the
writing of classical art history, is often neglected.Throughout Sorcha Carey demonstrates
that Pliny's 'chapters on art' are a profoundly Roman creation, offering a unique insight
into responses to art and culture under the early Roman empire.
International Projects Coordinator at Liverpool Biennial, Sorcha Carey curates temporary
artists' projects for the public realm. She previously held post-doctoral fellowships
m
the history
of Classical Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, and the University of Cambridge.
CONTENTS
List of Colour Plates
viii
List of
Illustrations
ix
Abbreviations
xii
1. In Search of the Invisible Man
ι
2.
The Strategies of Encyclopaedism
17
3.
Representing Empire: Monuments and the Creation
of Roman Space
41
4.
The Problem of Totality: Collecting Greek Art,
Wonders, and Luxury
75
5.
The Artifice of Nature
102
6.
Imaging Memory
138
7.
Conclusion
179
Bibliography
184
Index
193
Index Locorum
205 |
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