Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire

Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire
ISBN-10
1040016286
ISBN-13
9781040016282
Category
Art
Pages
209
Language
English
Published
2024-04-10
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Author
Julia C. Fischer

Description

This study examines the five extant large Imperial cameos of the Early Roman Empire as a coherent whole, revealing that these gemstones were a referential group with complex interrelationships. Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire offers a feminist theory that explains why large Imperial cameos were in dialogue and why the medium appears with Octavian and disappears by the Flavian dynasty: female Imperial family members commissioned them to advance their husbands and sons. This volume is an introduction to large Imperial cameos and reveals their importance for the understanding of Roman art and iconography and the implications of its theorized Imperial female patronage. The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, classics, and archaeology.

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