Roman art : a guide through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection / Paul Zanker, Seán Hemingway, Christopher S. Lightfoot, Joan R. Mertens ; translations by Alan Shapiro
The collection of Roman art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the finest in the world. It contains more than 5,000 objects, including exquisite cameos, refined silver vessels and utensils, spectacular Pompeiian frescoes, monumental sculptures in stone and bronze and elaborate sarcophagi. T...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2020] © 2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
| Language: | English |
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| Classification: | 15.28 - Römisches Reich 20.62 - Italische Kunst. etruskische Kunst. römische Kunst |
| Physical Description: | 423 Seiten; Karten |
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| Summary: | The collection of Roman art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the finest in the world. It contains more than 5,000 objects, including exquisite cameos, refined silver vessels and utensils, spectacular Pompeiian frescoes, monumental sculptures in stone and bronze and elaborate sarcophagi. This handsome guide features a selection of over 200 of the most important works that exemplify this rich and diverse collection, each presented in detail and illustrated with stunning colour photography. Every work is accompanied by an engaging text written by prominent scholars that establishes the object's significance in antiquity, and thus provides new insights for a contemporary understanding of ancient Roman art |
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| ISBN: | 9781785511837 |
| ac_no: | AC16169157 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Paul Zanker, Seán Hemingway, Christopher S. Lightfoot, Joan R. Mertens ; translations by Alan Shapiro |