Guy P R Metraux
Biographic Data
| ID | 1173353 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Guy P R Metraux |
| GIVEN NAMES | Guy P R |
| FAMILY NAME | Metraux |
| SIGNATURE | METRAUX G P R |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Roman Villa in the Mediterranean Basin: Late Republic to Late Antiquity
This volume offers a comprehensive survey of Roman villas in Italy and the Mediterranean provinces of the Roman Empire, from their origins to the collapse of the Empire. The architecture of villas could be humble or grand, and sometimes luxurious. Villas were most often farms where wine, olive oil, cereals, and manufactured goods, among other products, were produced. They were also venues for hospitality, conversation, and thinking on pagan, and …
The Art of Citizens, Soldiers and Freedmen in the Roman World
This collection of essays promises to make an important contribution to the field of Roman studies, particularly, by its concentration on monuments, to that of Roman art history. The current high level of interest in problems of identity, including studies of colonialism, Romanization, ethnicity, social class, gender and a host of related topics creates a vital intellectual context for the study of the art of provincials and the lower classes. Th…
Domestic Space in the Roman World: Pompeii and beyond
The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Vol. 5: The Site's Architecture, Its First Six Hundred Years of Development
Sculptors and Physicians in Fifth-Century Greece: A Preliminary Study
Exploring this interplay, Guy Metraux shows how the depiction of physiological processes gave statues and reliefs their animating force and how many medical and philosophical speculations about the body were derived from depictions in art. He examines works such as the Omphalos Apollo, the relief of the Girl with Doves from Paros, and the recently discovered two bronze warriors from Riace, paying particular attention to developments in the depict…
Sculptors and Physicians in Fifth-Century Greece: A Preliminary Study
Greek sculpture changed radically in the early classical period, becoming much more lifelike. At the same time physicians such as Hippocrates were developing new ideas about human life and health, and philosophers were rethinking their attitudes about nature. Sculptors and Physicians in Fifth-Century Greece is an investigation of how sculptors, physicians, and philosophers interacted at a time crucial to the formation of classical art
Ostia: Aspects of Roman City Life
A New Head of Zeus from Sardis
Sculptors and Physicians in Fifth-Century Greece: A Preliminary Study
Greek sculpture changed radically in the early classical period, becoming much more lifelike. At the same time physicians such as Hippocrates were developing new ideas about human life and health, and philosophers were rethinking their attitudes about nature. Sculptors and Physicians in Fifth-Century Greece is an investigation of how sculptors, physicians, and philosophers interacted at a time crucial to the formation of classical art
A New Head of Zeus from Sardis
Ostia: Aspects of Roman City Life
Sculptors and Physicians in Fifth-Century Greece: A Preliminary Study
Greek sculpture changed radically in the early classical period, becoming much more lifelike. At the same time physicians such as Hippocrates were developing new ideas about human life and health, and philosophers were rethinking their attitudes about nature. Sculptors and Physicians in Fifth-Century Greece is an investigation of how sculptors, physicians, and philosophers interacted at a time crucial to the formation of classical art
Sculptors and Physicians in Fifth-Century Greece: A Preliminary Study
Exploring this interplay, Guy Metraux shows how the depiction of physiological processes gave statues and reliefs their animating force and how many medical and philosophical speculations about the body were derived from depictions in art. He examines works such as the Omphalos Apollo, the relief of the Girl with Doves from Paros, and the recently discovered two bronze warriors from Riace, paying particular attention to developments in the depict…
The Extramural Sanctuary of Demeter and Persephone at Cyrene, Libya, Vol. 5: The Site's Architecture, Its First Six Hundred Years of Development
Domestic Space in the Roman World: Pompeii and beyond
The Art of Citizens, Soldiers and Freedmen in the Roman World
This collection of essays promises to make an important contribution to the field of Roman studies, particularly, by its concentration on monuments, to that of Roman art history. The current high level of interest in problems of identity, including studies of colonialism, Romanization, ethnicity, social class, gender and a host of related topics creates a vital intellectual context for the study of the art of provincials and the lower classes. Th…
The Roman Villa in the Mediterranean Basin: Late Republic to Late Antiquity
This volume offers a comprehensive survey of Roman villas in Italy and the Mediterranean provinces of the Roman Empire, from their origins to the collapse of the Empire. The architecture of villas could be humble or grand, and sometimes luxurious. Villas were most often farms where wine, olive oil, cereals, and manufactured goods, among other products, were produced. They were also venues for hospitality, conversation, and thinking on pagan, and …
History (8 works) · Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History (6 works) · Classical Antiquity Studies (6 works) · Ancient history (5 works) · Art (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Archaeology (4 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (3 works) · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology (2 works) · Antiquities (2 works)