Overview

The study of Roman sculpture has been an essential part of the disciplines of Art History and Classics since the eighteenth century. Famous works like the Laocoön, the Arch of Titus, and the colossal portrait of Constantine are familiar to millions. Again and again, scholars have returned to sculpture to answer questions about Roman art, society, and history. Indeed, the field of Roman sculptural studies encompasses not only the full chronological range of the Roman world but also its expansive geography, and a variety of artistic media, formats, sizes, and functions. Exciting new theories, methods, and approaches have transformed the specialized literature on the subject in recent decades. Rather than creating another chronological catalogue of representative examples from various periods, genres, and settings, The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture synthesizes current best practices for studying this central medium of Roman art, situating it within the larger fields of Art History, Classical Archaeology, and Roman Studies. This comprehensive volume fills the gap between introductory textbooks and highly focused professional literature. The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture conveniently presents new technical, scientific, literary, and theoretical approaches to the study of Roman sculpture in one reference volume while simultaneously complementing textbooks and other publications that present well-known works in the corpus. The contributors to this volume address metropolitan and provincial material from the early republican period through late antiquity in an engaging and fresh style. Authoritative, innovative, and up-to-date, The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture will remain an invaluable resource for years to come.

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Author:   Elise A Friedland ,  Melanie Grunow Sobocinski ,  Elaine Gazda
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.90cm
Weight:   1.202kg
ISBN:  

9780190887001

ISBN 10:   0190887001
Pages:   728
Publication Date:   22 August 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Elise A. Friedland and Melanie Grunow Sobocinski I. Collecting, Conservation, and Display 1.1 Collecting in pre-modern Europe, Elizabeth Bartman 1.2 Conservation and restoration, Jerry Podany 1.3 Collecting in early America, Hima Mallampati 1.4 Current trends in museum display, Jessica Powers 1.5 Three-dimensional scanning and modeling, Bernard Frischer II. Production and Distribution 2.1 Marble quarries: ancient imperial administration and modern scientific analyses, Patrizio Pensabene and Eleonora Gasparini 2.2 Marble carving techniques, workshops, and artisans, Amanda Claridge, 2.3 Reuse and recarving: technical evidence, Eric Varner 2.4 Bronzes, Carol Mattusch 2.5 Terracottas, Adi Erlich 2.6 Polychromy, Mark Abbe 2.7 Transport and distribution, Benjamin Russell III. Styles and Genres 3.1 Style: applications and limitations, Mark Fullerton 3.2 Etruscan connections, Nancy de Grummond 3.3 ""Idealplastik"" and the Relationship between Greek and Roman Sculpture, Anna Anguissola 3.4 Portraiture, Susan Wood 3.5 Monumental reliefs, Melanie Grunow Sobocinski and Elizabeth Wolfram Thill 3.6 Archaism and eclecticism, Lori-Ann Touchette 3.7 Egyptian-style monuments, Molly Swetnam-Burland 3.8 Late antique sculpture, Christian Witschel IV. Spatial and Social Contexts 4.1 Architectural settings, Brenda Longfellow 4.2 Religious dedications, Matthew McCarty 4.3 Domestic displays, Elaine Gazda 4.4 Funerary monuments, Bjoern Ewald 4.5 Epigraphy and patronage, Steven L. Tuck 4.6 Imperial messages, Barbara Kellum 4.7 Non-elite patronage, Lauren Petersen 4.8 Gender, Eve D'Ambra and Francesca Tronchin V. Regions and Provinces 5.1 Northern Gaul, Germany, and Britain, Kimberly Cassibry 5.2 Hispaniae and Narbonensis, Alicia Jiménez and Isabel Rodà 5.3 North Africa, François Baratte and Nathalie de Chaisemartin 5.4 Greece, Mary Sturgeon 5.5 Asia Minor, Diana Ng 5.6 Egypt, Christina Riggs 5.7 Near East, Thomas M. Weber-Karyotakis VI. Viewing and Reception 6.1 Aesthetics and Latin Literary Reception, Michael Squire 6.2 Reception theory, Jennifer Trimble 6.3 Ancient analogs of museums, Josephine Shaya 6.4 Images of statues in other media, Eric Moormann 6.5 Human interactions with statues, Ellen Perry 6.6 Iconoclasm, Troels Myrup Kristensen Art Credits Index"

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...[T]his book is a welcome contribution to English language scholarship on Roman art. The editors have brought together an interesting mix of American and European scholars, both junior and senior, in a volume whose scope-chronologically, geographically, thematically, and methodologically-is very wide-ranging. ... [A] well produced, clearly written, and interestingly organized volume. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review * The handbook's editors and contributors...examine sculpture of the early Roman Republic to late antiquity (c. 500 BC to AD 500) in the capital city and throughout the empire. Chapters outline stylistic, iconographic, and technical analyses, explain how those methodologies are changing, and lay the groundwork on which students and scholars can build their own research. ... [W]ell-written.... Recommended. * CHOICE * [The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture] is an essential resource for any scholar of antiquity. ... Its cutting-edge approach and content, along with its breadth of material, makes this a monograph that any scholar of Roman art should have on their shelves. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *

[The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture] is an essential resource for any scholar of antiquity. ... Its cutting-edge approach and content, along with its breadth of material, makes this a monograph that any scholar of Roman art should have on their shelves. --Bryn Mawr Classical Review The handbook's editors and contributors...examine sculpture of the early Roman Republic to late antiquity (c. 500 BC to AD 500) in the capital city and throughout the empire. Chapters outline stylistic, iconographic, and technical analyses, explain how those methodologies are changing, and lay the groundwork on which students and scholars can build their own research. ... [W]ell-written.... Recommended. --CHOICE ...[T]his book is a welcome contribution to English language scholarship on Roman art. The editors have brought together an interesting mix of American and European scholars, both junior and senior, in a volume whose scope-chronologically, geographically, thematically, and methodologically-is very wide-ranging. ... [A] well produced, clearly written, and interestingly organized volume. --Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Author Information

Elise A. Friedland is Associate Professor of Classics and Art History at George Washington University. Melanie Grunow Sobocinski is an independent scholar. Elaine Gazda is Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology and Curator of Hellenistic and Roman Antiquities for the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan.

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