
Children in the Visual Arts of Imperial Rome
Jeannine Diddle Uzzi(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 8. June 2005
Book
Hardback
266 pages
978-0-521-82026-4 (ISBN)
Description
Modern approaches to Roman imperialism have often characterized Romanzation as a benign or neutral process of cultural exchange between Roman and non-Roman, conqueror and conquered. Although supported by certain types of literary and archaeological evidence, this characterization is not reflected in the visual imagery of the Roman ruling elite. In official imperial art, Roman children are most often shown in depictions of peaceful public gatherings before the emperor, whereas non-Roman children appear only in scenes of submission, triumph, or violent military activity. Images of children, those images most fraught with potential in Roman art, underscore the contrast between Roman and non-Roman and as a group present a narrative of Roman identity. As Jeannine Diddle Uzzi argues in this 2005 study, the stark contrast between images of Roman and non-Roman children conveys the ruling elite's notions of what it meant to be Roman.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 250 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
647 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-82026-4 (9780521820264)
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Jeannine Diddle Uzzi
Children in the Visual Arts of Imperial Rome
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09/2011
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Jeannine Uzzi is assistant professor of classics at the University of Southern Maine.
Content
1. Introduction: the question; 2. Evidence, methodology, and the child image; 3. Imperial largesse; 4. Public gathering; 5. Anaglypha Traiani/Hadriani; 6. Submission; 7. Triumph; 8. Battle ground; 9. Ara Pacis; 10. Conclusion: a narrative of identity; Appendix. Children in nonofficial imagery.