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The Art of the Catapult: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets and More Ancient Artillery
THE ART OF THE CATAPULT: Build Greek Ballistae, Roman Onagers, English Trebuchets and More Ancient Artillery WILLIAM GURSTELLE For ancient armies, ......(Continue Reading) On writing histories of Roman art
To try to describe the art of a gigantic empire is as daunting a task as one could take on, given the problems that come from covering vast quantities ......(Continue Reading)The Emperor Vanishes - analyzing the 'From Caligula to Constantine: Tyranny and Transformation in Roman Portraiture' exhibition at Yale University Art
A traveling exhibition of portraits from imperial Rome, now at Yale, documents how identities were appropriated and transformed in the era ruthless cycles of political ascension and disfavor. Rom...(Continue Reading)Roll up, roll up for Maastricht! The year's largest and best-known art fair is offering a Roman Paris, renaissance manuscripts, a Perugino, and, just for
March is a month when the dealers give the salerooms a run for their money. Most of the time, it is the dealer's loss and the auction-house's gain that ......(Continue Reading)Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph: The Art of the Roman Empire AD 100-450 - Review
Imperial Rome and Christian Triumph: The Art of the Roman Empire AD 100-450. By Jas Eisner. Oxford University Press, 297 pp., $16. 95 paperback. These rich and fascinating resources explore the...(Continue Reading)
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