出版社: Princeton University Press
副标题: Images of Power from the Ancient World to the Modern
出版年: 2021-10-12
页数: 368
定价: GBP 25.29
装帧: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780691222363
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From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years
What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book―against a background of t...
From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the representation of power for more than 2,000 years
What does the face of power look like? Who gets commemorated in art and why? And how do we react to statues of politicians we deplore? In this book―against a background of today’s “sculpture wars”―Mary Beard tells the story of how for more than two millennia portraits of the rich, powerful, and famous in the western world have been shaped by the image of Roman emperors, especially the “twelve Caesars,” from the ruthless Julius Caesar to the fly-torturing Domitian. Twelve Caesars asks why these murderous autocrats have loomed so large in art from antiquity and the Renaissance to today, when hapless leaders are still caricatured as Neros fiddling while Rome burns.
Beginning with the importance of imperial portraits in Roman politics, this richly illustrated book offers a tour through 2,000 years of art and cultural history, presenting a fresh look at works by artists from Memling and Mantegna to the nineteenth-century African American sculptor Edmonia Lewis, as well as by generations of now-forgotten weavers, cabinetmakers, silversmiths, printers, and ceramicists. Rather than a story of a simple repetition of stable, blandly conservative images of imperial men and women, Twelve Caesars is an unexpected tale of changing identities, clueless or deliberate misidentifications, fakes, and often ambivalent representations of authority.
From Beard’s reconstruction of Titian’s extraordinary lost Room of the Emperors to her reinterpretation of Henry VIII’s famous Caesarian tapestries, Twelve Caesars includes some fascinating detective work and offers a gripping story of some of the most challenging and disturbing portraits of power ever created.
Published in association with the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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Mary Beard is one of the world’s leading classicists and cultural commentators. A specialist in Roman history and art, she is professor of classics at the University of Cambridge and the author of bestselling and award-winning books, including SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome and Women and Power: A Manifesto. She has also written and presented many television programs, from Civi...
Mary Beard is one of the world’s leading classicists and cultural commentators. A specialist in Roman history and art, she is professor of classics at the University of Cambridge and the author of bestselling and award-winning books, including SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome and Women and Power: A Manifesto. She has also written and presented many television programs, from Civilisations and Meet the Romans to The Shock of the Nude. She lives in Cambridge, England. Twitter @wmarybeard
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十二凯撒又刷新认知,我搬出了大百科来刷刷刷!
在权力形象的迷宫里兜兜转转两千年,到头来还是一句:“Who are you?”
以凯撒之名,重新发现权力的面孔
一本书讲透古罗马帝王肖像艺术发展史
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这本书我觉得最妙的地方就在于这个名字《制造凯撒》,一开始,我觉得“制造”两字可能是“造神”的意思,是在说凯撒的那些传说或事实都是人为制造的,但是读完这本书后,我觉得“制造”的意思,是指后人为了纪念凯撒,为了让凯撒的威名流传得更久一点,所以用了很多艺术手段留... (展开)十二凯撒形象的生产与流变
不断铸造的罗马权力形象
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对凯撒最初也是最深的记忆是:“布鲁特斯,你也是吗?” 凯撒在被刺客们刺杀的最后一刻,看到了自己的养子布鲁特斯也在刺客的行列之中,想象一下他是带着怎样的困惑和悲痛面对布鲁特斯,即将到来的死亡,以及罗马的未来的呢? 小时候以为凯撒是一个人(的确是),然而《制造开... (展开)> 更多书评 43篇
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1 有用 ichbinluz 2021-10-29 15:03:12
以苏维托尼乌斯罗马十二帝王穿针引线,探寻古罗马帝王在历史上的形象。为权力所用、为大众熟悉的那些形象可能并非其真人原貌。范围多出苏氏这十二位帝王。印象最深的是提香的十一凯撒遭火灾损毁,最后是临摹复制品让当代人得以一窥。又有亨利八世描绘罗马帝王的挂毯,件件因年久褪色被遗弃,但还剩最初图纸的模仿作品供观摩、复现。于是对复制品临摹品的看法又多了一层。“假的”未必重要,探究其背后的历史(为何造假),是当代人... 以苏维托尼乌斯罗马十二帝王穿针引线,探寻古罗马帝王在历史上的形象。为权力所用、为大众熟悉的那些形象可能并非其真人原貌。范围多出苏氏这十二位帝王。印象最深的是提香的十一凯撒遭火灾损毁,最后是临摹复制品让当代人得以一窥。又有亨利八世描绘罗马帝王的挂毯,件件因年久褪色被遗弃,但还剩最初图纸的模仿作品供观摩、复现。于是对复制品临摹品的看法又多了一层。“假的”未必重要,探究其背后的历史(为何造假),是当代人往前追寻的通道,在现代与古代的模糊地带。 (展开)
1 有用 giggbear 2021-04-23 22:24:46
尝鲜。大部分内容在Mellon讲座和她的blog上都看过,但仍是迄今为止有关文艺复兴和英美近现代对于罗马皇帝(包括皇室女性)形象接受史的最全面分析和最佳著作。
0 有用 Iris. 2021-12-25 19:46:11
是艺术史。探讨艺术形象在历史过程中的演变和从历史叙述里找寻“唯一真相”的不靠谱性。最后一章还探讨了女性形象和男权社会叙述下女性故事的丢失。挺有意思的。
0 有用 Mephistopheles 2023-01-03 15:20:51 突尼斯
(旅游开车听的她自己念的)罗马史本身占比不多,其实是围绕皇帝御容雕塑/钱币/图像的艺术史和收藏史。她的书感觉结构松散,适合一段段听
0 有用 Jiana 2023-11-16 12:04:17 加拿大
居然是艺术史,但依然非常玛丽·比尔德,不愧是玛丽·比尔德。
0 有用 Jiana 2023-11-16 12:04:17 加拿大
居然是艺术史,但依然非常玛丽·比尔德,不愧是玛丽·比尔德。
0 有用 Mephistopheles 2023-01-03 15:20:51 突尼斯
(旅游开车听的她自己念的)罗马史本身占比不多,其实是围绕皇帝御容雕塑/钱币/图像的艺术史和收藏史。她的书感觉结构松散,适合一段段听
0 有用 豆友 2022-06-21 00:16:05
I don’t know whether my curiosity in Classics has waned or Beard is getting more boring/repetitive. This book is not on the twelve Caesars per se but more on the representations and (re)interpretation... I don’t know whether my curiosity in Classics has waned or Beard is getting more boring/repetitive. This book is not on the twelve Caesars per se but more on the representations and (re)interpretation of the Roman royal images since the ancient era. Some of the themes have been explored in her previous book “Classical Art From Greece to Rome”. (展开)
0 有用 purlandplain 2022-04-22 20:53:33
关于罗马皇帝的肖像如何演变并影响了后世特别是自文艺复兴时代以来的文化。从第五章开始一直在探讨形象如何塑造或者颠覆权力的问题,最后一章有关皇帝妻子们的用墨还是太少了——女性从来没有得到和她们的丈夫同等的重视——既是这部分内容偏少的原因也是比尔德想要强调的观点,The Agrippinas再次暴露了父权文化下贞女或荡妇的二元形象建构。这本书在goodreads上只有3.7分,很多人觉得不如上一本SPQ... 关于罗马皇帝的肖像如何演变并影响了后世特别是自文艺复兴时代以来的文化。从第五章开始一直在探讨形象如何塑造或者颠覆权力的问题,最后一章有关皇帝妻子们的用墨还是太少了——女性从来没有得到和她们的丈夫同等的重视——既是这部分内容偏少的原因也是比尔德想要强调的观点,The Agrippinas再次暴露了父权文化下贞女或荡妇的二元形象建构。这本书在goodreads上只有3.7分,很多人觉得不如上一本SPQR精彩或者不喜欢艺术史,我倒是很喜欢这个角度,比尔德的文笔本身也有一种魔力,让你在对罗马史和艺术史不甚熟悉的情况下,还能一页页坚持读下去。打4.5颗星不为过。 (展开)
0 有用 Iris. 2021-12-25 19:46:11
是艺术史。探讨艺术形象在历史过程中的演变和从历史叙述里找寻“唯一真相”的不靠谱性。最后一章还探讨了女性形象和男权社会叙述下女性故事的丢失。挺有意思的。