Attalos, Athens, and the Akropolis: The Pergamene 'Little Barbarians' and Their Roman and Renaissance Legacy

ISBN-13: 9780521831635 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 386 str.

Andrew Stewart; Manolis Korres

Opis

This volume examines the "little barbarians," ten highly expressive Roman marble figures found in Rome in 1514, now recognized as copies of the Small (or Lesser) Attalid Dedication on the Athenian Akropolis. Manolis Korres' recent discovery of the monument's pedestals led Andrew Stewart to a complete reconsideration of the statues' form, date, and significance. Illustrated with new photographs of all ten barbarians, and 26 new drawings by Manolis Korres, Stewart's book systematically traces the Barbarians' impact upon the intellectual history of art and archaeology.

Recenzje

'… the author's stated aim, 'to explain something of what Roman art was intended to do, how it functioned, and how ... it was perceived', has been brilliantly achieved.' Arctos

Spis treści

1. Rediscovery: scholars, sleuths, and stones; 2. Appropriation: gladiators for Christ; 3. Reproduction: Vei Victis!; 4. Genesis: Barbarians at the gates; Conclusion: 'The truth in sculpture'; Documentary Essay: the pedestals and the Akropolis South Wall Manolis Korres.