Roman Art

by Ramage, Nancy H.; Ramage, Andrew

• ISBN13: 9780205988952
• ISBN10: 0205988954
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-12-31
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

An absorbing introduction to Roman art and architecture

 

Roman Art, 6/e helps students gain an understanding of the development of Roman art and architecture across the entire Roman empire. This title deals comprehensively with the architecture, sculpture, painting, mosaics, and the decorative arts of the Romans placing them in their proper historical context. Readers will examine these artworks in the context of the history, religion, and politics of each era, building a fuller picture of how the arts relate to what else is going on in the Roman Republic and Empire.

 

This title is ideal for readers who are studying Roman art for the first time. It assumes no prior acquaintance with the classical world, and explains the necessary linguistic, historical, religious, social, and political background needed to fully understand Roman art.

 

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Author Biography

Nancy H. Ramage is the Dana Professor of the Humanities and Arts Emerita at Ithaca College, where she was department chair for eleven years, and where she won the Excellence in Teaching Award.  She was a Visiting Fellow at Clare Hall, Cambridge University, and is now a life member of that college.  An art historian who specializes in Roman art, she also writes and lectures on the history of collecting, and on the influence of the Romans on 18^th and 19^th century decorative arts.  She was an academic trustee of the Archaeological Institute of America, and was head of their lecture program for several years.  She serves on the governing board of the Wedgwood International Seminar, and on the Council of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University, where she received her doctoral degree.  Professor Ramage has worked at the Archaeological Excavations at Sardis, Turkey, for many years, and has written about the sculpture and pottery from that site. Among her numerous honors and awards, she has been a Getty Museum scholar, a recipient of several grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, London.

 

Andrew Ramage is professor emeritus of the History of Art and Archaeology at Cornell University, where he was previously Director of the Archaeology Program and Chair of the Department. He previously taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Massachusetts in Boston. At Harvard University, where he earned his doctorate, he was keeper of the coins at the Fogg Art Museum. He is Associate Director of the Harvard/Cornell Archaeological Exploration of Sardis, in Turkey, and is writing a book about the houses and workshops of the early Lydians who lived there. He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and a life member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University.  The Ramages have written several books together; they have six granddaughters.

Table of Contents

In This Section:

 

I)  Brief Table of Contents

II)  Detailed Table of Contents

 

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I) Brief Table of Contents

 

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Etruscans 1000-50 BC

Chapter 2.  The Roman Republic 509–27 BC

Chapter 3. Augustus and the Imperial Idea 27 BC–AD 14

Chapter 4. The Julio-Claudians AD14–68

Chapter 5. The Flavians: Savior to Despot AD 69–98

Chapter 6. Trajan, Optimus Princeps AD 98–117

Chapter 7. Hadrian and the Classical Revival AD 117–138

Chapter 8.  The Antonines AD 138–193

Chapter 9. The Severans AD 193–235

Chapter 10. The Soldier Emperors AD 235–284

Chapter 11. The Tetrarchs AD 284–312

Chapter 12. Constantine and the Aftermath AD 307–337 

 

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II) Detailed Table of Contents

 

Introduction

The Land

Chronology

The Political Framework

Art in the Service of the State

The Roman’s Acquisition of Art Objects

Art for Private Patrons

Archaeological Ethics

Rome and Greek Art

 

Chapter 1. The Etruscans 1000-50 BC

The Etruscans: The Earliest Phase

The Etruscans: The Historical Phase

Architecture

Sculpture Painting

Bronze Articles

Rome, the Etruscans, and Latium

Stories of Early Rome

 

Chapter 2.  The Roman Republic 509–27 BC

Architecture

Waterworks

Town Planning

Sculpture

Wall Paintings

 

Chapter 3. Augustus and the Imperial Idea 27 BC–AD 14

Architecture

Sculpture

Wall Paintings

Stucco

 

Chapter 4. The Julio-Claudians AD14–68

The Gemma Augustea

Imperial Patronage in the Provinces

Imperial Architecture and Sculpture

Portraits

Sculpture

Public Works

Aqueducts

Architecture

 

Chapter 5. The Flavians: Savior to Despot AD 69–98

Vespasian

Imperial Architecture

Sculpture

Pompeii and Herculaneum

 

Chapter 6. Trajan, Optimus Princeps AD 98–117

The Baths of Trajan

The Forum and Markets of Trajan

The Column of Trajan

The Arch of Trajan at Benevento

The Provinces

 

Chapter 7. Hadrian and the Classical Revival AD 117–138

Architecture

Portraits

Reliefs

Sarcophagi

 

Chapter 8.  The Antonines AD 138–193

The Antonine Family

The Reign of Antoninus Pius

The Reign of Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus

The Reign of Commodus

 

Chapter 9. The Severans AD 193–235

The Reign of Septimius Severus

The Reign of Caracalla

 

Chapter 10. The Soldier Emperors AD 235–284

Coins

Portraits

Sarcophagi

A Domestic Quarter and its Paintings

 

Chapter 11. The Tetrarchs AD 284–312

The Establishment of the Tetrarchy

Architecture in Spalato

Architecture in Rome

Architecture in Northern Greece

Mosaics

Portraiture

Decennalia Relief

 

Chapter 12. Constantine and the Aftermath AD 307–337

Late Antique Art

Imperial Monuments

Portraits

Architecture

Sarcophagi

Luxury Arts

Conclusion