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Description for Roman Painting
Paperback. This book provides a general survey of Roman wall-painting from the second century BC through to the fourth century AD. Num Pages: 278 pages, 236 b/w illus. 41 colour illus. 2 maps. BIC Classification: ACG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 274 x 221 x 18. Weight in Grams: 652.
This book, first published in 1991, is a general history of Roman painting written specifically for English-language readers. Large numbers of wall-paintings have survived from the Roman world, and particularly from Rome itself and from the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae, buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Their influence upon European artists of the Renaissance and Neo-Classical periods has been considerable. Recent research has provided a much clearer idea of the chronology of these paintings, of their sources of inspiration, and of their meaning to the various classes of patrons who commissioned them. All aspects ... Read more
This book, first published in 1991, is a general history of Roman painting written specifically for English-language readers. Large numbers of wall-paintings have survived from the Roman world, and particularly from Rome itself and from the cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Stabiae, buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Their influence upon European artists of the Renaissance and Neo-Classical periods has been considerable. Recent research has provided a much clearer idea of the chronology of these paintings, of their sources of inspiration, and of their meaning to the various classes of patrons who commissioned them. All aspects ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521315951
SKU
V9780521315951
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Ref
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