Roman triumphal painting: its function, development, and reception.
From: The Art Bulletin
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Date: 3/1/1997
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Author: Holliday, Peter J.
Paintings carried in triumphal processions, specifically commissioned to commemorate victorious military campaigns, not only added immensely to the celebratory nature of the rite, they also increased its tendentious power. Although none of these paintings survives, literary sources provide crucial alternate evidence to determine their role in shaping Roman political and artistic culture in the Republican period. This article examines that evidence to explore the significance of propagandistic ...
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