| The Social Life of Painting in Ancient Rome and on the Bay of Naples Contributor(s): Leach, Eleanor Winsor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107690463 ISBN-13: 9781107690462 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Art | Techniques - General |
| Dewey: 751.730 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.4" W x 11" (2.20 lbs) 370 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Eleanor Winsor Leach offers a new interpretation of Roman painting as found in domestic spaces of the elite classes of ancient Rome. Leach contends that the painted images reflect the codes of communication embedded in upper class life, such as the theatricality expected of those leading public lives, the self-conscious assimilation of Hellenistic culture among aristocrats, and their ambivalent attitudes towards luxury. |
Contributor Bio(s): Leach, Eleanor Winsor: - Eleanor Winsor Leach is Ruth N. Halls Professor of Classical Studies at Indiana University. The author of numerous articles and books on aspects of Roman literature and painting, she has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Council for Learned Societies and served as President of the American Philological Association. |