The language of the muses : the dialogue between Roman and Greek sculpture / Miranda Marvin.
By: Marvin, Miranda
Contributor(s): J. Paul Getty Museum
Publisher: Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, c2008.Description: viii, 304 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm.ISBN: 9780892368068 (hardcover); 0892368063 (hardcover)Subject(s): Sculpture, Roman -- Greek influences | Sculpture, Greek -- Influence | Sculpture, Greek -- CopyingItem type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | British Museum | Greece and Rome | Shelves | Classical Tradition: MAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00027538 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-293) and index.
The argument -- The Roman identity myth -- Those we read about and believe in -- The ancients and the antique -- The antique and the antiquarians -- The antique and princely collectors -- Reuniting the ancients and the antique: Johann Joachim Winckelmann -- The modern copy myth -- Active relations -- Roman ideal sculpture.