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"Since the Renaissance, it has been generally accepted that almost all Roman sculptures depicting ideal figures - gods, personifications, and figures from myth - were copies of Greek originals.""The Language of the Muses"" traces the origin of this idea to the academic belief in the mythical perfection of now-lost Greek art and contrasts it with the reality of the ""imperfection"" of Roman works. It then goes on to argue that, contrary to the accepted wisdom of the last three hundred years, Roman sculpture had a style very much its own, and rather than being mere mechanical copies they were more along the lines of creative adaptations."

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Author:   . Marvin
Publisher:   Getty Trust Publications
Imprint:   J Paul Getty Trust Publications,US
Dimensions:   Width: 19.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 26.80cm
Weight:   1.170kg
ISBN:  

9780892368068

ISBN 10:   0892368063
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   01 March 2008
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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<p>Finalist/Honorable Mention in the Art & Art History category in the 2008 American Publishers Awards for Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE), awarded by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers

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Miranda Marvin is Professor of Ancient Art and Classics at Wellesley College, Massachusetts.

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