Ancient Mythological Images and Their Interpretation: An Introduction to Iconolo

Title: Ancient Mythological Images and Their Interpretation: An Introduction to Iconology, Semiotics and Image Studies in Classical Art HistoryAuthor: Lorenz, KatharinaPublisher: Cambridge University PressBinding: HardcoverPages: 300Dimensions: 10.11h x 6.92w x 0.72dProduct Weight: 1.62 lbs.Language: EnglishISBN: 9780521195089When we try to make sense of pictures, what do we gain when we use a particular method - and what might we be missing or even losing? Empirical experimentation on three types of mythological imagery - a Classical Greek pot, a frieze from Hellenistic Pergamon and a second-century CE Roman sarcophagus - enables Katharina Lorenz to demonstrate how theoretical approaches to images (specifically, iconology, semiotics, and image studies) impact the meanings we elicit from Greek and Roman art. A guide to Classical images of myth, and also a critical history of Classical archaeology's attempts to give meaning to pictures, this book establishes a dialogue with the