The death of myth on Roman sarcophagi: allegory and visual narrative in the Late Empire
A strange thing happened to Roman sarcophagi in the third century: their Greek mythic imagery vanished. Since the beginning of their production a century earlier, these beautifully carved coffins had featured bold mythological scenes. How do we make sense of this imagery's own death on later sa...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Greek culture in the Roman world
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Roman Empire
/ Sarcophagus
/ Death (Motif)
/ Allegory
/ History 27 BC-284
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| Further subjects: | B
Art and society (Rome)
B Mythology, Classical, in art B Sarcophagi, Early Christian Themes, motives B Sarcophagi, Roman Themes, motives B Relief (Sculpture) Themes, motives (Rome) |
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