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Displaying Sculpture in Rome
Sculptures played an essential role in the Roman world as powerful expressions of culture, identity, and status. Ideas about beauty and appropriateness influenced subjects, style, and dimensions of statues but also their setting in public and private spaces. Hadrian's villa at Tivoli (Rome) offers an excellent case for the study of the aesthetics of display of Roman sculptures: about 500 statues are said to come from this imperial estate and attempts have been made to reconstruct their original setting. Looking at the settings of sculptures within niches, the chapter will focus on the aesthetic values that underpinned the planning of the villa's sculptural display.
Displaying Sculpture in Rome
Sculptures played an essential role in the Roman world as powerful expressions of culture, identity, and status. Ideas about beauty and appropriateness influenced subjects, style, and dimensions of statues but also their setting in public and private spaces. Hadrian's villa at Tivoli (Rome) offers an excellent case for the study of the aesthetics of display of Roman sculptures: about 500 statues are said to come from this imperial estate and attempts have been made to reconstruct their original setting. Looking at the settings of sculptures within niches, the chapter will focus on the aesthetic values that underpinned the planning of the villa's sculptural display.
Displaying Sculpture in Rome
Destrée, Pierre (editor) / Murray, Penelope (editor) / Ravasi, Thea (author)
A Companion to Ancient Aesthetics ; 248-261
2015-05-26
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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