I colori delle cose. La policromia degli elementi non figurati nella scultura romana

Translated title of the contribution: [Autom. eng. transl.] The colors of things. The polychromy of non-figured elements in Roman sculpture

Anna Anguissola, Sara Lenzi

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Abstract

This paper investigates the polychromy of the non-figurai elements of Roman marble sculpture, such as the struts of freestanding statues and the background of stone reliefs. This paper argues that the choices in matter of shape and color for these elements are key to understanding the artwork as a whole. Rather than concealing the supports of a statue, color may differentiate and highlight the individuai parts of a composition. In the case of reliefs, the color on the background may mirror the taste of different periods and perhaps characterize the scene depicted.
Translated title of the contribution[Autom. eng. transl.] The colors of things. The polychromy of non-figured elements in Roman sculpture
Original languageItalian
Title of host publicationLe cose nell’immagine. Atti del III colloquio AIRPA, Pavia 17-18 giugno 2019
Pages79-87
Number of pages9
Publication statusPublished - 2022
EventIII Colloquio Nazionale AIRPA “Le cose nell’immagine” - Università di Pavia
Duration: 17 Jun 201918 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameAIRPA

Conference

ConferenceIII Colloquio Nazionale AIRPA “Le cose nell’immagine”
CityUniversità di Pavia
Period17/6/1918/6/19

Keywords

  • Supports
  • Puntelli
  • sfondi
  • backgrounds
  • bases
  • basi
  • polychromy
  • policromia
  • scultura romana
  • Roman sculpture.

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