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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 August 2016
      18 August 2016
      ISBN:
      9781139013802
      9780521195089
      9780521139724
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139013802
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.74kg, 300 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (247 x 174 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.6kg, 300 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Classical Studies, Art, Western Art, Classical Art and Architecture
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    When we try to make sense of pictures, what do we gain when we use a particular method - and what might we be missing or even losing? Empirical experimentation on three types of mythological imagery - a Classical Greek pot, a frieze from Hellenistic Pergamon and a second-century CE Roman sarcophagus - enables Katharina Lorenz to demonstrate how theoretical approaches to images (specifically, iconology, semiotics, and image studies) impact the meanings we elicit from Greek and Roman art. A guide to Classical images of myth, and also a critical history of Classical archaeology's attempts to give meaning to pictures, this book establishes a dialogue with the wider field of art history and proposes a new framework for the study of ancient visual culture. It will be essential reading not just for students of classical art history and archaeology, but for anyone interested in the possibilities - and the history - of studying visual culture.

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    '… a welcome addition to the field of classical art history. Aimed at students, the text functions as an introduction to the use of art historical theories and methodologies in the study of mythological imagery. … Overall, Lorenz’s book is successful. The case studies exemplifying effective applications of art historical methodologies, as well as the well-researched footnotes and bibliography, make the book a valuable resource for students. In addition, it is important that we as scholars continue to reflect on the discipline and ask ourselves and our students how we study ancient art and why these methodologies are valuable. Lorenz’s book not only asks these questions, but helps students to answer them.'

    Amanda Herring Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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