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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Swetnam-Burland, Molly (1973-....)
Titre(s) : Egypt in Italy [Texte imprimé] : Visions of Egypt in Roman Imperial Culture / Molly Swetnam-Burland,...
Publication : New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Description matérielle : xii, 249 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-245) and index
"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 obelisks, brought to the capital over the Mediterranean
Sea by the emperors, to locally made emulations of Egyptian artifacts found in private
homes and in temples to Egyptian gods. Although the foreign appearance of these artworks
was central to their appeal, this book situates them within their social, political,
and artistic contexts in Roman Italy. Swetnam-Burland focuses on what these works
meant to their owners and their viewers in their new settings, by exploring evidence
for the artists who produced them and by examining their relationship to the contemporary
literature that informed Roman perceptions of Egyptian history, customs, and myths"
Sujet(s) : Art égyptien -- Rome
Architecture égyptienne -- Rome
Relations -- Égypte -- Rome -- 1er siècle
Relations -- Rome -- Égypte -- 1er siècle
Rome -- Influence égyptienne
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781107040489 (hardback). - ISBN 1107040485 (hardback)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44370318w
Notice n° :
FRBNF44370318
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