The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture

Edited by Elise A. Friedland, Melanie Grunow Sobocinski, and Elaine K. Gazda

Oxford Handbooks

Features over 125 illustrations and a glossy 8-page color insert
Offers a platform for future research in the field
Includes material from the early republican period through late antiquity
Considers sculpture in Rome and in regions dominated by the Roman Empire, including Italy, Gaul, Spain, the Northern European provinces, North Africa, Greece, Asia Minor, Egypt, and the Near East

The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture

Edited by Elise A. Friedland, Melanie Grunow Sobocinski, and Elaine K. Gazda

Description

The study of Roman sculpture has been an essential part of the disciplines of Art History and Classics since the eighteenth century. From formal concerns such as Kopienkritic (copy criticism) to social readings of plebeian and patrician art and beyond, scholars have returned to Roman sculpture to answer a variety of questions about Roman art, society, and history. Indeed, the field of Roman sculptural studies encompasses not only the full chronological range of the Roman world but also its expansive geography, and a variety of artistic media, formats, sizes, and functions. Exciting new theories, methods, and approaches have transformed the specialized literature on the subject in recent decades. Rather than creating another chronological ARCH15OXH of representative examples of various periods, genres, and settings, The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture synthesizes current best practices for studying this central medium of Roman art, situating it within the larger fields of art history, classical archaeology, and Roman studies. This volume fills the gap between introductory textbooks—which hide the critical apparatus from the reader—and the highly focused professional literature. The handbook conveniently presents new technical, scientific, literary, and theoretical approaches to the study of Roman sculpture in one reference volume and complements textbooks and other publications that present well-known works in the corpus. Chronologically, the volume addresses material from the Early Republican period through Late Antiquity. The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture not only contributes to the field of classical art and archaeology but also provides a useful reference for classicists and historians of the ancient world.

The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture

Edited by Elise A. Friedland, Melanie Grunow Sobocinski, and Elaine K. Gazda

Oxford Handbooks

Introduction
Elise A. Friedland and Melanie Grunow Sobocinski
I. Collecting, Conservation, and Display
1.1 Collecting in pre-modern Europe, Elizabeth Bartman
1.2 Conservation and restoration, Jerry Podany
1.3 Collecting in early America, Hima Mallampati
1.4 Current trends in museum display, Jessica Powers
1.5 Three-dimensional scanning and modeling, Bernard Frischer
II. Production and Distribution
2.1 Marble quarries: ancient imperial administration and modern scientific analyses, Patrizio Pensabene and Eleonora Gasparini
2.2 Marble carving techniques, workshops, and artisans, Amanda Claridge,
2.3 Reuse and recarving: technical evidence, Eric Varner
2.4 Bronzes, Carol Mattusch
2.5 Terracottas, Adi Erlich
2.6 Polychromy, Mark Abbe
2.7 Transport and distribution, Benjamin Russell
III. Styles and Genres
3.1 Style: applications and limitations, Mark Fullerton
3.2 Etruscan connections, Nancy de Grummond
3.3 "Idealplastik " and the Relationship between Greek and Roman sculpture, Anna Anguissola
3.4 Portraiture, Susan Wood
3.5 Monumental reliefs, Melanie Grunow Sobocinski and Elizabeth Wolfram Thill
3.6 Archaism and eclecticism, Lori-Ann Touchette
3.7 Egyptian-style monuments, Molly Swetnam-Burland
3.8 Late antique sculpture, Christian Witschel
IV. Spatial and Social Contexts
4.1 Architectural settings, Brenda Longfellow
4.2 Religious dedications, Matthew McCarty
4.3 Domestic displays, Elaine Gazda
4.4 Funerary monuments, Bjoern Ewald
4.5 Epigraphy and patronage, Steven L. Tuck
4.6 Imperial messages, Barbara Kellum
4.7 Non-elite patronage, Lauren Petersen
4.8 Gender, Eve D'Ambra and Francesca Tronchin
V. Regions and Provinces
5.1 Northern Gaul, Germany, and Britain, Kimberly Cassibry
5.2 Hispaniae and Narbonensis, Alicia Jiménez and Isabel Rodà
5.3 North Africa, François Baratte and Nathalie de Chaisemartin
5.4 Greece, Mary Sturgeon
5.5 Asia Minor, Diana Ng
5.6 Egypt, Christina Riggs
5.7 Near East, Thomas Weber
VI. Viewing and Reception
6.1 Aesthetics and Latin Literary Reception, Michael Squire
6.2 Reception theory, Jennifer Trimble
6.3 Ancient analogs of museums, Josephine Shaya
6.4 Images of statues in other media, Eric Moormann
6.5 Human interactions with statues, Ellen Perry
6.6 Iconoclasm, Troels Myrup Kristensen
Art Credits
Index

The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture

Edited by Elise A. Friedland, Melanie Grunow Sobocinski, and Elaine K. Gazda

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Author Information

Edited by Elise A. Friedland, Assistant Professor of Classics and Art History, George Washington University, Melanie Grunow Sobocinski, Independent Scholar, and Elaine K. Gazda, Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology, University of Michigan

Elise A. Friedland is Assistant Professor of Classics and Art History at George Washington University Melanie Grunow Sobocinski is an independent scholar. Elaine Gazda is Professor of Classical Art and Archaeology and Curator of Hellenistic and Roman Antiquities for the Kelsey Museum of Archaeology at the University of Michigan.

Contributors:

Mark B. Abbe, University of Georgia
Anna Anguissola, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
François Baratte, Université Paris-Sorbonne, UMR 8167 "Orient et Méditerranée "
Elizabeth Bartman, Independent Scholar
Kimberly Cassibry, Wellesley College
Nathalie de Chaisemartin, Université Paris-Sorbonne, UMR 8167 "Orient et Méditerranée "
Amanda Claridge, Royal Holloway, University of London
Eve D'Ambra, Vassar College
Nancy T. de Grummond, Florida State University
Adi Erlich, University of Haifa
Björn C. Ewald, University of Toronto
Elise A. Friedland, The George Washington University
Bernard Frischer, Indiana University
Mark D. Fullerton, Ohio State University
Eleonora Gasparini, La Sapienza-Università di Roma
Elaine K. Gazda, University of Michigan
Hima Mallampati Gleason, New York University
Alicia Jiménez, Duke University
Barbara Kellum, Smith College
Troels Myrup Kristensen, Aarhus University
Brenda Longfellow, University of Iowa
Carol C. Mattusch, George Mason University
Matthew McCarty, Princeton University
Eric M. Moormann, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Diana Ng, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Patrizio Pensabene, La Sapienza-Università di Roma
Ellen E. Perry, College of the Holy Cross
Lauren Hackworth Petersen, University of Delaware
Jerry Podany, The J. Paul Getty Museum
Jessica Powers, San Antonio Museum of Art
Christina Riggs, University of East Anglia
Isabel Rodà, UAB (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)-ICAC (Institut Català d'Arqueologia Clàssica)
Ben Russell, University of Edinburgh
Josephine Shaya, The College of Wooster
Melanie Grunow Sobocinski, Independent Scholar
Michael Squire, King's College London
Mary C. Sturgeon, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Molly Swetnam-Burland, The College of William and Mary
Elizabeth Wolfram Thill, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Lori-Ann Touchette, Director, c.r.e.t.a rome (Creramics, Residencies, Exhibitions, Teaching & the Arts)
Jennifer Trimble, Stanford University
Francesca Tronchin, Rhodes College
Steven L. Tuck, Miami University, Ohio
Eric R. Varner, Emory University
Thomas Maria Weber, University of Jordan
Christian Witschel, Universität Heidelberg
Susan Wood, Oakland University

The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture

Edited by Elise A. Friedland, Melanie Grunow Sobocinski, and Elaine K. Gazda

Oxford Handbooks

Reviews and Awards

"A comprehensive work, this volume is more detailed than an introductory textbook, but more accessible than much of the academic literature." - Current World Archaeology

"well written ... recommended" - N. Mactague, CHOICE

"The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture is an important and beneficial resource and we should celebrate its arrival." - Diana E.E. Kleiner, Sehepunkte

"this book is a welcome contribution to English language scholarship on Roman art." - Sheila Dillon, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture is a useful and comprehensive reference volume that scholars and students alike will want within reach." - Diane Atnally Conlin, Journal of Roman Studies