Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture

Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture

The study of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture has a long history that goes back to the second half of the 18th century and has provided an essential contribution towards the creation and the definition of the wider disciplines of Art History and Architectural History. This venerable tradition and record are in part responsible for the diffused tendency to avoid general discussions addressing the larger theoretical implications, methodologies, and directions of research in the discipline. This attitude is in sharp contrast not only with the wider field of Art History, but also with disciplines that are traditionally associated with the study of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture, like Classics and Classical Archaeology. In recent years, the field has been characterized by an ever-increasing range of approaches, under the influence of various disciplines such as Sociology, Semiotics, Gender Theory, Anthropology, Reception Theory, and Hermeneutics. In light of these recent developments, this Handbook seeks to explore key aspects of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture, and to assess the current state of the discipline. The Handbook includes thirty essays, in addition to the introduction, by an international team of leading senior scholars, who have played a critical role in shaping the field, and by younger scholars, who will express the perspectives of a newer generation. After a framing introduction written by the editor, which compares ancient and modern notions of art and architecture, the Handbook is divided into five sections: Pictures from the Inside, Greek and Roman Art and Architecture in the Making, Ancient Contexts, Post-Antique Contexts, and Approaches. Together, the essays in the volume make for an innovative and important book, one that is certain to find a wide readership. 

Contributors Abbreviations and Spelling Norms Introduction Clemente Marconi Part I Pictures from the Inside 1. Greek and Roman Theories of Art Deborah Steiner 2. Greek and Roman Architectural Theory Mark Wilson Jones 3. Greek and Roman Specialized Writing on Art and Architecture Francesco de Angelis 4. Greek and Roman Images of Art and Architecture Maryl Gensheimer Part II Greek and Roman Art and Architecture in the Making 5. Greek and Roman Artists Rainer Vollokommer 6. Greek and Roman Architects Henner von Hesberg 7. The Patronage of Greek and Roman Art Eric Varner 8. The Patronage of Greek and Roman Architecture Bonna Wescoat 9. The Materials and Techniques of Greek and Roman Art Kenneth Lapatin 10. The Materials, and Techniques of Greek and Roman Architecture Pier Luigi Tucci Part III Ancient Contexts 11. The City in the Greek and Roman World Jamieson C. Donati 12. The Functions of Greek Art Olga Palagia 13. The Functions of Roman Art Paul Zanker 14. Buildings, Images, and Rituals in the Greek World Joannis Mylonopoulos 15. Buildings, Images, and Rituals in the Roman World Richard Neudecker 16. The Roman Reception of Greek Art and Architecture Rachel Kousser 17. Roman Art and Architecture in the Provinces and beyond the Roman World Natalie Kampen Part IV Post-Antique Contexts 18. The Post-Antique Reception of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture Lucia Faedo 19. The Historiography of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture Alice A. Donohue 20. Conserving Greek and Roman Architecture John H. Stubbs 21. Displaying Greek and Roman Art and Architecture in Modern Museums Beth Cohen 22. Greek and Roman Art and the Debate about Cultural Property Margaret M. Miles Part V Approaches 23. Connoisseurship Adolf H. Borbein 24. Formal Approaches Christian Kunze 25. Iconographical and Iconological Approaches Cornelia Isler-Kerenyi 26. Socio-Historical Approaches Burkhard Fehr 27. Gender Studies Caroline Vout 28. Anthropological Approaches Gloria Ferrari 29. Theories of Reception Michael Squire 30. Semiotics to Agency Tonio Hoelscher Index