The exhibition and the book's narrative highlight the range and variety of Antinous' reception and shows how the fascination and reach of his image went well beyond antiquity into the modern world.
Der Autor analysiert die Portraits antiker Philosophen, Schriftsteller und Redner vom Griechenland des 5. JAhrhunderts v. CHr. Bis zum christlichen Rom um 400. SEin Buch ist nicht nur eine Geschichte...
伟大的西方绘画艺术
Published to accompany the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1 May - 3 August 2003, this book explores the influence of ancient Graeco-Roman dress through the ages.
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577—164o) and Jan Brueghel the Elder (Flemish, 1568-1625). Gift of Alvin and Irwin Untermeyer, in memory of their parents, 1945 (45.141) (Location: European Paintings) This large panel is one of the most ...
The paintings of Neoclassicists like Jacques-Louis David mirror the renewed interest in the aesthetic and philosophical legacy of the Classical period, an influence apparent not only in the orderly composition of the works, but in the very ...
Emotions penetrate every aspect of our lives. Interwoven with memory, attention, cognition, and decision making, they determine our interpersonal relations, our private life, the public sphere, and religious worship.
This book reveals how 'marginal' aspects of Graeco-Roman art play a fundamental role in shaping and interrogating ancient and modern visual culture