Facing the Colours of Roman Portraiture: Exploring the Materiality of Ancient Polychrome Forms

Amalie Skovmøller

Published by De Gruyter 2020

Facing the Colours of Roman Portraiture

Exploring the Materiality of Ancient Polychrome Forms

Amalie Skovmøller

Volume 19 in the series Image & Context

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110585520

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About this book

The fact that most ancient marble portraits were once intentionally polychrome has always been lurking at the corners of art historical and archaeological research. Despite the fact, that the colours of the sculpted forms completed, enhanced and even extended the plastic shapes, the topic has not been devoted much dedicated attention. This book represents the first full-length academic monograph which explores the original polychromy of Roman white marble portraiture. It presents results from scientific analysis of portraits in statuary and bust formats dating to the first three centuries CE. The book also explores the cultural and social significance of colours in their original contexts, and how the immaterial affects of the polychrome, three-dimensional images can be integrated into the traditional research into ancient portraiture, which has tended to place overwhelming emphasis on iconography, typology and biography. By doing so the ancient sculpted marble form, as we know it, will be exposed and confronted, and the impact of manipulated material effects, that were meant to evoke a broad range of multisensory experiences, will be emphasized. The book puts forth a new way of analysis to be tested and developed in the future.

Author / Editor information

Amalie Skovmøller, SAXO-Institute, University of Copenhagen.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Prologue: From Reuterswärd to Bunte Götter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Part 1: Painting the Portrait Body
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
Chapter 1: Marble Portraits from the Room of Fundilia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Chapter 2: Sculpting and Painting the Fundilia Portraits Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Chapter 3: Marble and Textiles – Pigments and Dyes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
Part 2: Painting the Portrait Head and Face
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Chapter 4: Polychrome High-Gloss Polished Portraits from the Early Third Century CE Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Chapter 5: Reconstructing the Painted Portrait of a Roman Youth Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
Chapter 6: Painting White Marble Skin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	205
Chapter 7: Painting Replicas Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
Part 3: Painted Marble Portraits in Context
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	229
Chapter 8: Colours in Context Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
Chapter 9: Roman Sculptural Polychromy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
Epilogue: Colour. And Now What? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265
Appendix
Research Strategies and Methodologies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
Catalogue Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	276
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	322
List Of Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	358

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars in the field of archaeology, art history and ancient polychromy research.
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 361
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 245
Keywords: Roman portraiture; sculpture; polychromy; ancient marble.

eBook

Published: September 7, 2020
ISBN: 9783110585520