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Roman Art (Basic Art)

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Good way to introduce, not only the art, but the history and culture of the Romans. Great photographs of important artifacts, and short but informative texts integrating them in the proper socio-political context. Included, among many others, are the following exhibits: Capitoline Wolf; portrait of "Brutus"; Statue of Aulo Metelus; Several Paintings including of the House of Griphons; Boscoreale; Prima Porta; Portrait-busts of Caius Julius Caesar, Cleopatra VII or Cicero; Monumental statues like Mars Ultor, Constantine, Hercules Farnesi, etc. It also gives important information related to subjects depicted in the pieces; for example in the Aulus Metelus entry, the author gives a short history of the Toga.

The pieces are in cronological order so the reader have the impression of a short time travel through several periods of roman history.

On the downside, very important pieces (like Trajan Column for example) weren't included, there are very few jewelry and almost no architecture. Obviously this is a small book and with good information for it's price and size, but it would be important for those who are introducing themselves to Roman art to know a little about all the main artistic expressions.