Roman portraits in context /:

The highest honour a Roman citizen could hope for was a portrait statue in the forum of his city. While the emperor and high senatorial officials were routinely awarded statues, strong competition existed among local benefactors to obtain this honour, which proclaimed and perpetuated the memory of t...

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1. Verfasser: Fejfer, Jane
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Berlin ; New York : Walter de Gruyter, ©2008.
Schriftenreihe:Image & context ; v. 2.
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Zusammenfassung:The highest honour a Roman citizen could hope for was a portrait statue in the forum of his city. While the emperor and high senatorial officials were routinely awarded statues, strong competition existed among local benefactors to obtain this honour, which proclaimed and perpetuated the memory of the patron and his family for generations. There were many ways to earn a portrait statue but such local figures often had to wait until they had passed away before the public finally fulfilled their expectations. It is argued in this book that our understanding and contemplation of a Roman portrait understanding and contemplation of a Roman portrait statue is greatly enriched, when we consider its wider historical context, its original setting, the circumstances of its production and style, and its base which, in many cases, bore a text that contributed to the rhetorical power of the image.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (ix, 592 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-553) and indexes.
ISBN:9783110209990
3110209993
1282073222
9781282073227
9786612073229
6612073225
3111737020
9783111737027