Statues in Roman Society: Representation and Response

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Peter Stewart (Lecturer in Classical Art and its Heritage at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London)

Statues in Roman Society

Representation and Response

Peter Stewart (Lecturer in Classical Art and its Heritage at the Courtauld Institute of Art, London)

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Oxford University Press
20 January 2011

History of art: ancient & classical art; Sculpture; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE

Series: Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture Representation

Statues are among the most familiar remnants of classical art. Yet their prominence in ancient society is often ignored. In the Roman world statues were ubiquitous. Whether they were displayed as public honours or memorials, collected as works of art, dedicated to deities, venerated as gods, or violated as symbols of a defeated political regime, they were recognized individually and collectively as objects of enormous significance.

By analysing ancient texts and images, Statues in Roman Society

unravels the web of associations which surrounded Roman statues. Addressing all categories of statuary together for the first time, it illuminates them in ancient terms, explaining expectations of what statues were or ought to be and describing the Romans' uneasy relationship with 'the other population' in their midst.

By: Peter Stewart (Lecturer in Classical Art and its Heritage at the Courtauld Institute of Art London)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 247mm, Width: 192mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199599714
ISBN 10: 0199599718
Series: Oxford Studies in Ancient Culture Representation
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 20 January 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Peter Stewart is Lecturer in Classical Art and its Heritage, Courtauld Institute of Art, London.