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The Freedman in Roman Art and Art History
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by Lauren Hackworth Petersen
Sales Rank: 1076237
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Features
Cover Type: Hard Cover with 312 pages
Published by: Cambridge University PressEdition: 1st Edition July 31, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0521858895
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521858892
Book Dimensions:
10.2 x 7.2 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 2.2 pounds
Product Review
'This monograph clearly will pave the road to future studies on freedmen and freeborn alike of a similar economic standing this work will become a standard reference for Roman art historians and social historians alike.' BMCR
Product Description
From monumental tombs and domestic decoration, to acts of benefaction and portraits of ancestors, Roman freed slaves, or freedmen, were prodigious patrons of art and architecture. Traditionally, however, the history of Roman art has been told primarily through the monumental remains of the emperors and ancient writers who worked in their circles. In this study, Lauren Petersen critically investigates the notion of 'freedman art' in scholarship, dependent as it is on elite-authored texts that are filled with hyperbole and stereotype of freedmen, such as the memorable fictional character Trimalchio, a boorish ex-slave in Petronius' Satyricon. She emphasizes integrated visual ensembles within defined historical and social contexts and aims to show how material culture can reflect preoccupations that were prevalent throughout Roman society. Interdisciplinary in scope, this book explores the many ways that monuments and artistic commissions by freedmen spoke to a much more complex reality than that presented in literature.
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