Roman Art from the Louvre [Hardcover]

Daniel Roger (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1555952836 | ISBN-13: 978-1555952839 | Publication Date: October 17, 2007

Published to accompany a travelling exhibition organised by the American Federation of Arts and the Musee du Louvre, this publication features an extraordinary selection of these works dating from the first century B.C. to the early fourth century A.D.from the most famous to some with new significance resulting from new information. Themes such as religion, urbanism, war, imperial expansion, funerary practices, intellectual life, and family are vividly represented in mosaics, frescoes, bronze and terracotta statuettes, monumental sculptures, sarcophagi, reliefs, and glass and metal vessels. The catalogue also covers the careful procedures of cleaning and repair that took place during the collection's restoration. The resulting reincarnation of the Louvre's pieces transforms the contemporary view of early Roman public and private life, conveying a novel perspective and understanding of these ancient masterpieces. With comprehensive essays by a team of scholars on emperorship, citizenship, archit

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Daniel Roger and Cecile Giroire are curators in the Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities Department of the Musee du Louvre. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 280 pages
• Publisher: Hudson Hills Press (October 17, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1555952836
• ISBN-13: 978-1555952839
• Product Dimensions: 12 x 9.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,162,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The scholarship is exquisite, February 3, 2008

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This review is from: Roman Art from the Louvre (Hardcover)

Cecile Giorire and Daniel Roger's ROMAN ART FROM THE LOUVRE is published to accompany a traveling exhibition and holds an extensive collection of works with different themes and insights not just on Roman art pieces, but on the processes involved in cleaning and displaying them. Color photos of the works accompany extensive details perfect for any art library devoted to classical works.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars roman art from the lourve, April 29, 2010

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I was disappointed it does not cover enough of the items I saw at the exhibit. The images it does have are clear and close enough to see most details .

As a roman reenactor it makes for a pretty addition but not as useful as it might be. Front and back images of the statues/busts would have be great . The exhibit which allowed you to walk around many of them was awsome and too bad the book did not do the same .

5.0 out of 5 stars a long wait but a great book, April 29, 2010

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Took amazon a year to find a copy; but when it came it was a great read with excellent photographs.