Ornament and Figure in Graeco-Roman Art
An edition of Ornament and Figure in Graeco-Roman Art (2018)
Rethinking Visual Ontologies in Classical Antiquity
By Nikolaus Dietrich,Michael Squire
Publish Date
2018
Publisher
de Gruyter GmbH, Walter
Language
eng
Pages
434
Description:
"This edited collection explores the relationship between 'ornament' and 'figure' in Graeco-Roman antiquity. Through a series of specially commissioned chapters, contributors examine a range of ancient materials and texts: combining theoretical discussion and close analytical interpretations, the book interrogates shifting ideas of the image in both antiquity and the ensuing western art critical tradition"--