Pliny's Catalogue of Culture
Art and Empire in the Natural History
(Sprache: Englisch)
One of the earliest surviving examples of 'art history', Pliny the Elder's 'chapters on art' form part of his encyclopaedic Natural History. This important study reassesses Pliny's discussion of art, revealing how art is used to expound the Roman imperial...
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One of the earliest surviving examples of 'art history', Pliny the Elder's 'chapters on art' form part of his encyclopaedic Natural History. This important study reassesses Pliny's discussion of art, revealing how art is used to expound the Roman imperial agenda which dominates the work as a whole.
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One of the earliest surviving examples of 'art history', Pliny the Elder's 'chapters on art' form part of his encyclopaedic Natural History, completed shortly before its author died during the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79. This important new work argues that the Natural History offers a sophisticated account of the world as empire, in which art as much as geography can be used to expound a Roman imperial agenda. Reuniting the 'chapters on art' with the rest of the Natural History, Sorcha Carey considers how the medium of the 'encyclopaedia' affects Pliny's presentation of art, and reveals how art is used to explore themes important to the work as a whole. Throughout, the author demonstrates that Pliny's 'chapters on art' are a profoundly Roman creation, offering an important insight into responses to art and culture under the early Roman empire.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Pliny's Catalogue of Culture “
- 1: In Search of the Invisible Man
- 2: The Strategies of Encyclopaedism
- 3: Representing Empire: Monuments and the Creation of Roman Space
- 4: The Problem of Totality: Collecting Greek Art, Wonders, and Luxury
- 5: The Artifice of Nature
- 6: Imaging Memory
- 7: Conclusion
Autoren-Porträt von Carey
International Projects Co-ordinator at Liverpool Biennial, Sorcha Carey curates temporary artists' projects for the public realm. She previously held post-doctoral fellowships in the history of Classical Art at the Courtauld Institute of Art, and the University of Cambridge.Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Carey
- 2006, 224 Seiten, 4 farbige Abbildungen, Maße: 19 x 24,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0199207658
- ISBN-13: 9780199207657
Sprache:
Englisch
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