one of the most definitive visions of a new age

Many of the essays highlight key ongoing concerns such as sculpture's physical properties and conditions of display

A Kingdom of Images was published to coincide with an exhibition on view at the Getty Research Institute June 18 through September 6

165 b/w illustrations

17 color illustrations

Roman Art Halloween one of the most definitivePaul Zanker A groundbreaking illustrated study of the evolution of Roman imagery written by a noted authority on Roman art and architecture. Traditional studies of Roman art have sought to identify an indigenous style distinct from Greek art and in the process have neglected the large body of Roman work that creatively recycled Greek artworks. In this original assessment, Paul Zanker offers instead a cultural history of the functions of the visual