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An art historical lens on the visual and material culture of the ancient Mediterranean world provided by a PhD student, educator, and researcher
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Before the Romans, Beyond the Greeks: The Influence of Etruscan and Italic Art in Rome (opens the original)
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Today I woke up to 1000 subscribers! Thank you all for your time, interest, and support. We are all familiar with the classical Greek forms that underlie much of Roman visual culture. From the Parthenon-like frieze of the Ara Pacis to the hundreds of Greek statues copied by Roman patrons, art historians have identified countless points of Roman inspiration, contact, and engagement with Greek art. Ultimately, this perception arguably governs public conceptions of Roman art! Greek and Roman art ar
Material Mimesis: Roman Glass and the Discourse of 'Imitation' (opens the original)
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How can close looking open a door into bigger questions about ancient art, society, and culture? In this monthly ‘All About Ancient Art’ series, I offer a glimpse into the working methods of an art historian, and invite you to think with me about objects and images that capture my attention. These articles are fully accessible to paid subscribers. Paid subscriptions start at $5/month or $30/year ($2.50/month). The Victoria and Albert Museum has a stunning collection of Roman glass. Tucked away o
Were the Romans really 'Wannabes'? (opens the original)
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In AP Art History, the first thing that I learned about Roman sculpture was that Roman artisans “copied” Greek masters. The marble sculptures that decorated page after page of my ten-pound textbook were products of Greek geniuses, like Polykleitos and Praxiteles; it was almost like Roman craftsmen cowered in the corner, awestruck by their Greek counterparts’ perfection. While my undergraduate and graduate education have fractured that generalization, I find that museums and popular media tend to
Two Years of All About Ancient Art (opens the original)
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Thank you 🫶🏻Want to a year-long paid subscription to All About Ancient Art for free? Read on (or scroll down) to enter a giveaway!Two years ago, around the end of July 2024, I started a Substack profile. Honestly, I do not remember what was going through my head. I was probably looking for a better place to share long-form content about my museum trips and travels as I embarked upon the first year of my PhD.After about a year of inconsistency, I really invested myself in this page during the Spr
The Romans vs. Christopher Nolan: who did the Odyssey better? (opens the original)
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Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey may be the most recent reimagining of the legendary Homeric epic, but it now claims a place in a nearly 3000 year old tradition.Since first being transcribed from an oral tradition, the Odyssey (and the Iliad) occupied the minds and hearts of people across the ancient Mediterranean world. We need look no further than Virgil’s Aeneid to see how these Homeric legends held political and social power in Rome centuries after their composition across the sea.While the liter
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