Ancient Faces Mummy Portraits From Roman Egypt
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Ancient Faces
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Author : Susan Walker
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-03-25
Ancient Faces written by Susan Walker and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-25 with History categories.
From the first major discoveries a century ago, the painted portraits of Roman Egypt were a revelation to scholars and the public alike, and the recent finding of a new cache of these gilded images, which made national headlines, have only heightened their mystery and appeal. Published to coincide with a new major exhibition of these portraits, Ancient Faces is the most comprehensive, up-to-date survey of these astonishing works of art. Dating from the later period of Roman rule in Egypt, shortly before the birth of Christ, the painted mummy portraits are among the most remarkable products of the ancient world, a fusion of the traditions of pharonic Egypt and the Classical world. They are historical and cultural objects of outstanding importance and beauty, superb works of art that represent some of the earliest known examples of life-like portraiture. Though the subjects of the portraits believed in the traditional Egyptian cults, which offered them a firm prospect of life after death, they also wished to be commemorated in the Roman manner, with their fashion of dress and adornment signaling their status in life. Despite their ancient history, these portraits speak to the modern eye with a beauty and intensity that would be lost to portraiture until the Renaissance.
Ancient Faces
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Author : Susan Walker
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2000
Ancient Faces written by Susan Walker and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Egypt categories.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, February-May 2000, the first major showing in North America of stunning painted mummy portraits that represent a confluence of ancient Egyptian and Roman cultures and the Graeco-Roman painting tradition. The catalog concentrates closely on the paintings, their artistry, and their social context and meaning. Seven contributed essays set the context. The 122 color and 23 bandw illustrations are fully discussed and described by editor Walker, who is affiliated with the British Museum. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Ancient Faces
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Author : Susan Walker
language : en
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art New York
Release Date : 2000
Ancient Faces written by Susan Walker and has been published by Metropolitan Museum of Art New York this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Art categories.
Ancient Faces
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Author : Morris Leonard Bierbrier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Ancient Faces written by Morris Leonard Bierbrier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Art categories.
From the first major discoveries in the 19th century, the painted panel and shroud portraits of Roman Egypt were a revelation to scholars and the public alike. Though the subjects of the portraits believed in the traditional Egyptian cults which offered them a firm prospect of life after death, they also wished to be commemorated in the Roman manner, the portraits focusing on their status in life. The images reveal the adoption of Roman fashions in dress and personal adornment by persons remote from the centre of the empire, but likely to have been actively engaged in its local administration. Many of the best known mummy portraits come from the Fayum, but portraits in various media are known from sites in the Nile Valley and along the Mediterranean coast. This text presents a wide range of examples, showing Roman influence coexisting with traditional Egyptian ways of commemorating the dead.
Ancient Faces Mummy Portraits From Roman Egypt
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 200?
Ancient Faces Mummy Portraits From Roman Egypt written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 200? with categories.
Ancient Faces
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Author : Susan Walker
language : en
Publisher: British Museum Press
Release Date : 1997
Ancient Faces written by Susan Walker and has been published by British Museum Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Egypt categories.
The painted panel and shroud portraits of Roman Egypt constitute the only corpus of coloured images of individuals to survive from classical antiquity. Many are of outstanding artistic quality, and as a whole they reflect a range of techniques.
Mummy Portraits Of Roman Egypt
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Author : Marie Svoboda
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2020-08-25
Mummy Portraits Of Roman Egypt written by Marie Svoboda and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-25 with Art categories.
This publication presents fascinating new findings on ancient Romano-Egyptian funerary portraits preserved in international collections. Once interred with mummified remains, nearly a thousand funerary portraits from Roman Egypt survive today in museums around the world, bringing viewers face-to-face with people who lived two thousand years ago. Until recently, few of these paintings had undergone in-depth study to determine by whom they were made and how. An international collaboration known as APPEAR (Ancient Panel Paintings: Examination, Analysis, and Research) was launched in 2013 to promote the study of these objects and to gather scientific and historical findings into a shared database. The first phase of the project was marked with a two-day conference at the Getty Villa. Conservators, scientists, and curators presented new research on topics such as provenance and collecting, comparisons of works across institutions, and scientific studies of pigments, binders, and supports. The papers and posters from the conference are collected in this publication, which offers the most up-to-date information available about these fascinating remnants of the ancient world. The free online edition of this open-access publication is available at www.getty.edu/publications/mummyportraits/ and includes zoomable illustrations and graphs. Also available are free PDF, EPUB, and Kindle/MOBI downloads of the book.
The Mysterious Fayum Portraits
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Author : Euphrosyne Doxiadis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Mysterious Fayum Portraits written by Euphrosyne Doxiadis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Mummy portraits categories.
The Fayum portraits were created by the people of a flourishing district of Roman Egypt during the first three centuries AD. In the old Egyptian tradition, these people embalmed the bodies of their dead, but then they placed over the mummy, a painted portrait to preserve the memory of each individual. Over 1000 portraits have so far been discovered of men, women and children.
Mummy Portraits From Roman Egypt
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Author : Paul Roberts
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Mummy Portraits From Roman Egypt written by Paul Roberts and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Art categories.
The Graeco-Roman mummy portraits remain one of the British Musuem's popular and intimate collections. This compact book presents glorious colour photos of some of the best, alongside commentary and a more general introduction to the techniques and practice of the portraiture.
Herakleides
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Author : Lorelei Hilda Corcoran
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2010
Herakleides written by Lorelei Hilda Corcoran and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Art categories.
Herakleides was a young man who lived and died in Roman Egypt almost 2000 years ago. This multidisciplinary study of his mummy highlights the funerary practices and religious beliefs of his world.