Art as Plunder: The Ancient Origins of Debate about Cultural Property

ISBN-13: 9780521872805 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 444 str.

Margaret Miles

Opis

This book examines the ancient origins of debate about art as cultural property through Cicero's speeches.

Recenzje

'Margaret Miles deals with the sadly timely issue of art as plunder levelly and with sensitivity. Her study is not only well researched and sound, but also a very good read and as such easily accessible not only to scholars, but equally to undergraduates and a wider interested public. Broaching much wider issues than the historical extortion of Verres, the reception of concepts of art as cultural property and the ways of dealing with plundered art across the centuries are today highly pertinent and make this a very important book.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Art as Roman plunder; 2. The Roman context of Cicero's prosecution of Verres; 3. Cicero's views on the social place of art; 4. Roman display of art: from Lucullus to Lausos; 5. Art as European plunder; Epilogue: the continuing plunder of art.