Roman Artists, Patrons, and Public Consumption: Familiar Works Reconsidered

by Ellen Perry and Brenda Longfellow

In recent decades, the study of Roman art has shifted focus dramatically from issues of connoisseurship, typology, and chronology to analyses of objects within their contemporary contexts and local environments. Scholars challenge the notion, formerly taken for granted, that extant historical texts--the writings of Vitruvius, for example--can directly inform the study of architectural remains. Roman-era statues, paintings, and mosaics are no longer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047213065X
• ISBN13: 9780472130658
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.1"