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Series
Handbücher der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin volume Bd. 11
Publisher
Vereiningung wissenschaftlicher verleger
Pub. Date
1922
Language
Deutsch
Author
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
The Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneumburied during the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius in A.D. 79, then rediscovered in 1750contained a large collection of bronze and marble statuary and busts. Before they were published or exhibited, the sculptures were restored so as to appear whole, thereby helping to shape early modern tastes in classical sculpture. This book describes the nature of the ancient sculptures and their impact on the modern public. Their chance...
Author
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
"Why did Roman portrait statues, famed for their individuality, repeatedly employ the same body forms? The complex issue of the Roman copying of Greek 'originals' has so far been studied primarily from a formal and aesthetic viewpoint. Jennifer Trimble takes a broader perspective, considering archaeological, social historical and economic factors, and examines how these statues were made, bought and seen. To understand how Roman visual replication...