Depicting the Dead

Description:

Explores how to read Roman sarcophagi, starting from those adorned with portraits and placing them within a social context; investigates gender values and childhood as reflected in the visual language of sarcophagus reliefs and shows how standardised iconography could be used to construct personal and social memory.

subjects: Sarcophagi,  Roman Sarcophagi,  Portraits,  History,  Roman Portrait sculpture,  Catalogs,  Sarcophages romains,  Sculpture de portraits romaine,  Histoire,  Catalogues