The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome

Download or read book The Aesthetics of Emulation in the Visual Arts of Ancient Rome written by Ellen Perry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-10 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing that the scholarship on this topic has not appreciated Roman values in the visual arts, this book examines Roman strategies for the appropriation of the Greek visual culture. A knowledge of Roman values explains the entire range of visual appropriation in Roman art, which includes not only the phenomenon of copying, but also such manifestations as allusion, parody, and, most importantly, aemulatio, successful rivalry with one's models.