02887nam 2200457 450 991079563830332120230403112049.087-7184-156-3(CKB)5580000000318383(OCoLC)1316774207(MdBmJHUP)musev2_100820(MiAaPQ)EBC7186887(Au-PeEL)EBL7186887(EXLCZ)99558000000031838320230403d2019 uy 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWhat did the sarcophagus of Symmachus look like? late antique pagan sarcophagi /Niels HannestadAarhus, Denmark :Aarhus University Press,[2019]©20191 online resource (98 pages) : illustrations ;87-7184-743-X Includes bibliographical references.Cover -- Title Page -- Colophon -- Contents -- Introduction -- The revival of mythological sculpture -- The question of pagan sarcophagi in Late Antiquity -- The City of Rome -- Luxury crafts -- The Getty sarcophagus in the context of Late Antique mythological sculpture -- Mythological marble sculpture of Late Antiquity - an overview -- Muse sarcophagi -- Dionysian/Season sarcophagi -- Sarcophagi with Nereids and sea centaurs -- Sarcophagi with mythological themes -- Hunting sarcophagi -- Chronology - the end of production -- Postscript -- Bibliography -- Credit of photographs."This book concerns the chronology of Roman mythological sarcophagi. The traditional chronology assumes a peak in production during the reign of Gallienus (AD 259-268) that fades away in the reign of Constantine. This chronology has some obvious flaws. The supposed peak under the reign of Gallienus, when the empire was falling apart, can only be described as a mirage. Some very fine sarcophagi were indeed produced in this period, but the number is very limited. With the reign of Constantine (AD 306-337) came wealth, and the so-called 'villa boom' that also revived sculpture in the round. At that time, it is believed that production of pagan sarcophagi had ceased to be replaced by Christian sarcophagi. This raises a very simple question, however: how were pagans buried? No doubt production of pagan sarcophagi continued beyond the turn of the century and Symmachus, who died in AD 402, was buried in such a sarcophagus."--Back coverPaganism in artRelief (Sculpture), RomanPaganism in art.Relief (Sculpture), Roman.733.5Hannestad Niels1943-218098MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795638303321What did the sarcophagus of Symmachus look like3826166UNINA