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"I Claudia is the first comprehensive study of the lives of Roman women as revealed in Roman visual culture, including porotraits, reliefs, wall paintings, architecture, and decorative arts. Seven essays discuss gender theory, portraits of empresses and princesses, the portrayal of women as goddesses in Roman art, and women's roles in society, in the home, in Latin literature, and as patrons of the arts." From the bookjacket.
Description
A comprehensive study of the lives of Roman women as revealed in Roman art. It concentrates on the evidence provided by portraits, reliefs, wall-paintings, architecture and decorative arts. The catalogue entries describe more than 180 works, and seven essays discuss gender theory, portraits of empresses and princesses, the portrayal of women as goddesses and women's roles in society, the home, literature and artistic patronage. -- From product description....