Elsner Jas (Professor Of Late Antique Art University Of Oxford)
Elsner Jas (Professor Of Late Antique Art University Of Oxford) - The Art Of The Roman Empire Ad 100 - 450 - Paperback
Elsner Jas (Professor Of Late Antique Art University Of Oxford) - The Art Of The Roman Empire Ad 100 - 450 - Paperback
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Description: The passage from Imperial Rome to the era of late antiquity when the Roman Empire underwent a religious conversion to Christianity saw some of the most significant and innovative developments in Western culture. This stimulating book investigates the role of the visual arts the great diversity of paintings statues luxury arts and masonry as both reflections and agents of those changes. Jas Elsner's ground - breaking account discusses both Roman and early Christian art in relation to such issues as power death society acculturation and religion. By examining questions of reception viewing and the culture of spectacle alongside the more traditional art - historical themes of imperial patronage and stylistic change he presents a fresh and challenging interpretation of an extraordinarily rich cultural crucible in which many fundamental developments of later European art had their origins. This second edition includes a new discussion of the Eurasian context of Roman art an updated bibliography and new full colour illustrations.
Title: The Art Of The Roman Empire Ad 100 - 450
Author(s): Elsner Jas (Professor Of Late Antique Art University Of Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198768630
Pages: 336 Pages, 180 Colour And Black & White Illustrations; 3 Maps
Publication Date: 7/10/2018
Series: Oxford History of Art
Category: Classical History / Classical Civilisation
Description: The passage from Imperial Rome to the era of late antiquity when the Roman Empire underwent a religious conversion to Christianity saw some of the most significant and innovative developments in Western culture. This stimulating book investigates the role of the visual arts the great diversity of paintings statues luxury arts and masonry as both reflections and agents of those changes. Jas Elsner's ground - breaking account discusses both Roman and early Christian art in relation to such issues as power death society acculturation and religion. By examining questions of reception viewing and the culture of spectacle alongside the more traditional art - historical themes of imperial patronage and stylistic change he presents a fresh and challenging interpretation of an extraordinarily rich cultural crucible in which many fundamental developments of later European art had their origins. This second edition includes a new discussion of the Eurasian context of Roman art an updated bibliography and new full colour illustrations.
Title: The Art Of The Roman Empire Ad 100 - 450
Author(s): Elsner Jas (Professor Of Late Antique Art University Of Oxford)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Barcode: 9780198768630
Pages: 336 Pages, 180 Colour And Black & White Illustrations; 3 Maps
Publication Date: 7/10/2018
Series: Oxford History of Art
Category: Classical History / Classical Civilisation
