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First published in 1940, this reprint presents full-page black-and-white photographs of the faces of 120 sculptures (both original and Renaissance reproductions). Taken by Ilse Schneider-Lengyel in museums across Europe during the 1930s, the photographs provide a haunting and powerful record of Roman portraiture which would have occupied a prominent place in every house of status. Covering the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD, the sculptures depict generals, emperors, politicans, and many unknown men and women. The brief introduction discusses the features that distinguish Roman portraiture from that of the Greeks and Egyptians and the stylistic characteristics of these ` imagines of the fathers of European culture'.
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About the Author:
Ludwig Goldscheider (1896-1973) was a distinguished art historian and book designer, and co-founder of Phaidon Press in Vienna in 1923. Ilse Schneider-Lengyel (1903-72) was a writer and photographer who specialized in sculpture. Her photographs are reproduced in two other classic works by Goldscheider, Rodin and Michelangelo, also published by Phaidon.
Review:
"Will become a treasured possession... Beautiful illustrations... A delight to handle and read."-Publishing News "Astonishingly expressive... The shock of direct recognition is due not only to the power of the classical sculptors, but also to the photographer's unvarying emphasis on the faces."-The Times
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- PublisherAms Pr Inc
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0404153631
- ISBN 13 9780404153632
- BindingHardcover
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