Emperors in Images, Architecture and Ritual by Francesco De Angelis

Emperors in Images, Architecture and Ritual by Francesco De Angelis

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This volume presents current research on Roman emperors' uses of images, ranging from the beard of Nero to Antonine funeral pyres to the roles of arches in shaping urban landscapes. Chronologically, the volume covers the reigns of Augustus through Constantine, and it examines the use of imagery by empresses as well as emperors.

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Emperors in Images, Architecture and Ritual by Francesco De Angelis

This volume presents current research on a variety of questions related to Roman emperors' uses of images and architecture. Drawing mainly on sculpture, coinage, and architecture, the papers consider topics ranging from the beard of Nero to Antonine funeral pyres to the roles of arches in shaping urban landscapes. Chronologically, the volume covers the reigns of Augustus through Constantine, and it examines the use of imagery by empresses as well as emperors. The contributors are Fae Amiro, Steven Burges, Laura L. Garofalo, Evan Jewell, Lillian Joyce, Jacob A. Latham, and Rosa Maria Motta, Gretel Rodriguez.
Francesco de Angelis (Ph.D. Scuola Normale Superiore, Pisa, 2003) is Associate Professor of Roman Art and Archaeology at Columbia University, New York. He has published on several topics in the Greek, Roman, and Etruscan field, including monuments and cultural memory, the iconographic tradition of myth, ancient art criticism.

Contributors include: Jean-Jacques Aubert, Leanne Bablitz, John Bodel, Livia Capponi, Francesco de Angelis, Bruce Frier, Eric Kondratieff, Marco Maiuro, Ernest Metzger, Richard Neudecker, Saundra Schwartz, Kaius Tuori
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ISBN 13 9781948488648
ISBN 10 1948488647
Title Emperors in Images, Architecture and Ritual
Author Francesco De Angelis
Series Selected Papers On Ancient Art And Architecture
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Lockwood Press
Year published 2021-06-02
Number of pages 150
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