Research Catalog

Title

Divine interiors : mural paintings in Greek and Roman sanctuaries / Eric M. Moormann.

Author

Moormann, Eric M.

Publication

Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, c2011.

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Description

vii, 259 p. : ill. (some col.); 31 cm.

Summary

Divine Interiors is an investigation into the decoration of Greek and Roman temples with wall paintings. Mighty marble facades, sculptures and paintings played an important role in relation to these monuments. While the official temples, which were connected to the city or state, usually had a simple but solemn appearance, the more popular buildings were true multi-color expressions of religiosity. Scenes from the life of the revered deity, supporters and practitioners of the cult, or of plants and animals could carry visitors of the shrines away to different worlds. It is also striking to find in the vast Greco-Roman world that there are many similarities between often widely separated temples. The wall paintings were characterized by stylistic and taste changes, but they had the same look everywhere. Besides using archaeological remains, this book also uses the texts of antiquity, whose descriptions of the monuments provide additional information.

Series Statement

Amsterdam archaeological studies, 1385-7347 ; 16

Uniform Title

Amsterdam Archaeological Studies ; 16.

Alternative Title

Mural paintings in Greek and Roman sanctuaries

Subject

• Greece > Religion
• Mural painting and decoration, Greek
• Mural painting and decoration, Roman
• Rome > Religion
• Shrines > Greece
• Shrines > Rome
• Temples > Greece
• Temples, Roman

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-226) and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Paintings described in ancient texts -- Paintings found in public temples of the Greek world -- Paintings found in public temples in Roman Italy -- Paintings in provincial Roman temples across the Alps -- The eastern half of the empire and North Africa -- Painted shrines dedicated to the Roman emperor -- Roman shrines housing non-Roman cults -- Dura Europos : a case-study -- Final remarks.

ISBN

• 9789089642615
• 9089642617
• 9789089642615 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

OCLC

781640057

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library