Marvin, Miranda,

The language of the muses : the dialogue between Roman and Greek sculpture / Miranda Marvin. - viii, 304 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-293) and index.

The argument -- The Roman identity myth -- Those we read about and believe in -- The ancients and the antique -- The antique and the antiquarians -- The antique and princely collectors -- Reuniting the ancients and the antique: Johann Joachim Winckelmann -- The modern copy myth -- Active relations -- Roman ideal sculpture.

0892368063 9780892368068

2007026596


Sculpture, Roman--Greek influences
Sculpture, Greek--Influence
Sculpture, Greek--Copying

NB115 / .M273 2008

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