| Description |
xiv, 252 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Primary sources -- 3. Imperial largesse -- 4. Public gatherings -- 5. Anaglypha traiani/hadriani -- 6. Submission -- 7. Triumph -- 8. The battleground -- 9. Ara pacis -- 10. Conclusion : a narrative of identity -- App. Comparanda : children in private and funerary art |
| Summary |
"In official imperial art, Roman children are most often shown in depictions of peaceful public gatherings before the emperor, whereas non-Roman children appear only in scenes of submission, triumph, or violent military activity. Images of children, those images most fraught with potential in Roman art, underscore the contrast between Roman and non-Roman and as a group present a narrative of Roman identity. As Jeannine Diddle Uzzi argues in this study, the stark contrast between images of Roman and non-Roman children conveys the ruling elite's notions of what it meant to be Roman."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Relief (Sculpture), Roman.
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Art, Roman.
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Children in art.
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Identity (Psychology) in art.
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Art and state -- Rome.
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| LC no. |
2004055081 |
| ISBN |
052182026X hardback |
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9780521820264 hardback |
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