The language of the muses : the dialogue between Roman and Greek sculpture / Miranda Marvin.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marvin, Miranda
Corporate Author: J. Paul Getty Museum
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, [2008], ©2008.
Subjects:
Sculpture, Roman > Greek influences.
Sculpture, Greek > Influence.
Sculpture, Greek > Copying.
Physical Description:viii, 304 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The argument
  • The Roman identity myth
  • Those we read about and believe in
  • The ancients and the antique
  • The antique and the antiquarians
  • The antique and princely collectors
  • Reuniting the ancients and the antique: Johann Joachim Winckelmann
  • The modern copy myth
  • Active relations
  • Roman ideal sculpture.