Roman art /
Zanker, Paul.
Roman art / Paul Zanker ; translated by Henry Heitmann-Gordon. - Los Angeles, Calif. : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2010. - ix, 214 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Traditional studies of Roman art have sought to identify an indigenous style distinct from Greek art & in the process have neglected the large body of Roman work that creatively recycled Greek artworks. Paul Zanker offers a fresh assessment, a cultural history of the functions of the visual arts & the values they affirmed.
Translated from the Italian.
9781606061015 (pbk.) : £20.99 1606061011 (pbk.) : £20.99
Art, Roman.
Art and Design.
Roman art / Paul Zanker ; translated by Henry Heitmann-Gordon. - Los Angeles, Calif. : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2010. - ix, 214 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Traditional studies of Roman art have sought to identify an indigenous style distinct from Greek art & in the process have neglected the large body of Roman work that creatively recycled Greek artworks. Paul Zanker offers a fresh assessment, a cultural history of the functions of the visual arts & the values they affirmed.
Translated from the Italian.
9781606061015 (pbk.) : £20.99 1606061011 (pbk.) : £20.99
Art, Roman.
Art and Design.
