The mirror of Venus : women in Roman art /
Though images of women were ubiquitous in the Roman world, these were seldom intended to be taken simply at face value. The importance of marriage, motherhood and political stability was often conveyed to the Roman people through carefully constructed representations of the women of the ruling house...
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| Language: | English |
| Imprint: | Gloucestershire : Amberley Publishing, 2015. |
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Image and reality
- Power and the imperial woman
- Public and private identities
- A fine and private place
- The dignity of labour
- Performance
- The male gaze
- Reality and image
- Notes
- Bibliography
- List of images
- Index.