Egypt in Italy : visions of Egypt in Roman imperial culture /

This book examines the appetite for Egyptian and Egyptian-looking artwork in Italy during the century following Rome's annexation of Aegyptus as a province. In the early imperial period, Roman interest in Egyptian culture was widespread, as evidenced by works ranging from the monumental obelisk...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Swetnam-Burland, Molly (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Rome > Relations > Egypt. Egypt > Relations > Rome. Egypt > Foreign public opinion, Roman. Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D. Italy > History > To 476. Art, Egyptian > Rome > History. Architecture, Egyptian > Rome > History. Egypt > Antiquities. Rome > Intellectual life. Rome > Civilization > Egyptian influences. ART / History / Ancient & Classical.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: From Egypt to Italy
Egyptian objects, Roman contexts : appropriation and aesthetics
Aegyptus Redacta : Augustus' obelisks and the spoils of Egypt
The Sanctuary of Isis in Pompeii : dedication and devotion, myth and ritual
Appendix 3.1: Marble inscriptions from the sanctuary of Isis
Appendix 3.2: Dipinti near the Sanctuary of Isis
Appendix 3.3: Multiples and adaptations : Io panel paintings
Appendix 3.4: Graffiti quoting, or, Adapting Ovid from Pompeii
Images of Egypt : land at the limit of belief
Appendix 4: The structure and argument of Juvenal 15
Conclusion: The afterlives of objects.