Warts 'n' All
Description
While the Greeks gave us idealized depictions of the human form, the Romans pioneered a warts 'n' all style that offered a more realistic look at their world and its people. In this program, Alastair Sooke examines the finely detailed portrait busts, replete with jowls and wrinkles, innovative narrative reliefs, frescoes, and mosaics of early Roman artists. In addition, a trip to several studios in Italy reveals how these pieces were created. Works studied include the Capitoline Wolf, the Barbarini Targattus, the bust of Pompey the Great, the Tomb of Eurycases, the Villa of the Mysteries, and many others.
Runtime
60 min
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Date of Publication
[2014], c2012
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Films on Demand
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