The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521831659)

Arguing that the scholarship on this topic has not appreciated Roman values in the visual arts, this book examines Roman strategies for the appropriation of the Greek visual culture. A knowledge of Roman values explains the entire range of visual appropriation in Roman art, which includes not only the phenomenon of copying, but also such manifestations as allusion, parody, and, most importantly, aemulatio, successful rivalry with one's models.

Author: Ellen Perry
ISBN-10: 0521831652
ISBN-13: 9780521831659
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/10/2005
Pages: 226
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.28h x 6.32w x 0.73d