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The Social Life of Painting in Ancient Rome and on the Bay of Naples
Eleanor Winsor Leach
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paperback. This book offers a new interpretation of Roman painting as found in domestic spaces of the elite classes of ancient Rome and Campania. Num Pages: 370 pages, 212 b/w illus. 12 colour illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; ACG; AFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 214 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1004.
In this study, Eleanor Winsor Leach offers a new interpretation of Roman painting as found in domestic spaces of the elite classes of ancient Rome and Campania. Because the Roman house fulfilled an important function as the seat of its owner's political power, its mural decoration provides critical evidence for the interrelationship between public and private life. The painted images, Leach contends, reflect the codes of communication embedded in upper class life, such as the performative theatricality that was expected of those leading public lives, the self-conscious assimilation of Hellenistic culture among aristocrats and the ambivalent attitudes towards luxury as ... Read more
In this study, Eleanor Winsor Leach offers a new interpretation of Roman painting as found in domestic spaces of the elite classes of ancient Rome and Campania. Because the Roman house fulfilled an important function as the seat of its owner's political power, its mural decoration provides critical evidence for the interrelationship between public and private life. The painted images, Leach contends, reflect the codes of communication embedded in upper class life, such as the performative theatricality that was expected of those leading public lives, the self-conscious assimilation of Hellenistic culture among aristocrats and the ambivalent attitudes towards luxury as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
370
Condition
New
Number of Pages
370
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107690462
SKU
V9781107690462
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About Eleanor Winsor Leach
Eleanor Winsor Leach is Ruth N. Halls Professor of Classical Studies at Indiana University. The author of numerous articles and books on aspects of Roman literature and painting, she has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Council for Learned Societies and served as President of the American Philological Association.
Reviews for The Social Life of Painting in Ancient Rome and on the Bay of Naples
'This is a formidable book. It contains an exhaustive search of ancient literature and a vast range of visual material. Despite the length and sheer amount of material, the clear, engaging style ensures that the reader remains involved and informed. In updating, and reflecting on, the story of Roman painting, it deserves to become the standard work on the subject ... Read more