TY - BOOK ID - 133879960 TI - Roman sculpture in context AU - De Staebler, Peter D. AU - Kontokosta, Anne Hrychuk AU - Archaeological Institute of America PY - 2021 SN - 9781948488631 PB - Boston, MA : Archaeological Institute of America, DB - UniCat KW - Sculpture, Roman KW - Sculpture, Roman KW - Sculpture, Roman KW - Influence KW - Conservation and restoration KW - Social aspects KW - Rome KW - Civilization UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:133879960 AB - "This volume tackles a pressing issue in Roman art history: that many sculptures conventionally used in our scholarship and teaching lack adequate information about their find locations. Questions of context are complex, and any theoretical and methodological reframing of Roman sculpture demands academic transparency. This volume is dedicated to privileging content and context over traditions of style and aesthetics. Through case studies, the chapters illustrate multivariate ways to contextualize ancient objects. The authors encourage Roman art historians to look beyond conventional interpretations; to reclaim from the study of Greek sculpture the Roman originals that are too often relegated to discussions of "copies" and "models"; to consider the multiple, dynamic, and shifting contexts that one sculpture could experience over the centuries of its display; and to recognize that postantique receptions can also offer insight into interpretations of ancient viewers. The collected topics were originally presented in three conference sessions: "Grounding Roman Sculpture" (Archaeological Institute of America, 2019); "Ancient Sculpture in Context" (College Art Association, 2017); and Ancient Sculpture in Context II: Reception (College Art Association, 2019)"-- ER -