TY  - BOOK
AU  - Zanker,Paul
AU  - Hemingway,Seán A.
AU  - Lightfoot,C.S.
AU  - Mertens,Joan R.
AU  - Shapiro,H.A.
ED  - Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.),
TI  - Roman art: a guide through the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection 
SN  - 9781785511837
PY  - 2020///
CY  - New York
PB  - In association with Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., The Metropolitan Museum of Art
KW  - Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
KW  - Catalogs
KW  - Art, Roman
KW  - Art
KW  - New York (State)
KW  - New York
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Roman copies and adaptations of Greek sculpture / Seán Hemingway -- The decoration of house and villa / Paul Zanker -- Luxury art / Christopher S. Lightfoot -- Shrines of the lares and offerings to other divinities / Paul Zanker -- Roman Egyptomania / Christopher S. Lightfoot -- Tombs and funerary monuments / Paul Zanker -- Imperial and private portraits / Paul Zanker -- Gladiatorial games, sports, and the military / Paul Zanker -- Architectural elements / Paul Zanker -- A selection of Roman works and their modern histories / Joan R. Mertens
N2  - The collection of Roman art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the finest in the world. It contains more than 5,000 objects, including exquisite cameos, refined silver vessels and utensils, spectacular Pompeiian frescoes, monumental sculptures in stone and bronze and elaborate sarcophagi. This handsome guide features a selection of over 200 of the most important works that exemplify this rich and diverse collection, each presented in detail and illustrated with stunning colour photography. Every work is accompanied by an engaging text written by prominent scholars that establishes the object's significance in antiquity, and thus provides new insights for a contemporary understanding of ancient Roman art
ER  -