Roman art : a guide through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection /
The collection of Roman art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the finest in the world. It contains more than 5,000 objects, including exquisite cameos, refined silver vessels and utensils, spectacular Pompeiian frescoes, monumental sculptures in stone and bronze and elaborate sarcophagi. T...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
In association with Scala Arts Publishers, Inc. : The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
2020.
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| Summary: | The collection of Roman art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the finest in the world. It contains more than 5,000 objects, including exquisite cameos, refined silver vessels and utensils, spectacular Pompeiian frescoes, monumental sculptures in stone and bronze and elaborate sarcophagi. This handsome guide features a selection of over 200 of the most important works that exemplify this rich and diverse collection, each presented in detail and illustrated with stunning colour photography. Every work is accompanied by an engaging text written by prominent scholars that establishes the object's significance in antiquity, and thus provides new insights for a contemporary understanding of ancient Roman art. |
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| Physical Description: | 423 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781785511837 1785511831 |