By Cécile Giroire and Daniel Roger et al.

Published in 2007 by the AFA in association with Hudson Hills Press
280 pages, more than 300 illus., 12 x 9 in.
Paper • ISBN 978-1-885444-35-6 •$50.00 (Hudson Hills Press)

Spanning the first century B.C. through the early fourth century A.D., the Louvre's world-class Roman art collection includes an enormous array of objects that reflect the rich history and culture of a magnificent civilization. Roman Art from the Louvre features an extraordinary selection of these works—from the most famous to some with new significance resulting from new information. Themes such as religion, urbanism, war, imperial expansion, funerary practices, intellectual life, and family are vividly represented in mosaics, frescoes, bronze and terracotta statuettes, monumental sculptures, sarcophagi, reliefs, and glass and metal vessels. Roman Art from the Louvre also documents the major restoration process undertaken by the Louvre to revive the vibrancy of the works included in the exhibition. Through careful procedures of cleaning and repair, the reincarnation of the Louvre's collection transforms the contemporary view of early Roman public and private life, conveying a novel perspective and understanding of these ancient masterpieces. Essays by a team of scholars led by Guest Curators Cécile Giroire and Daniel Roger, curators in the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities Department of the Musée du Louvre, introduce the museum's extensive Roman art collection and reveal the fundamental components of the Louvre's restoration program. Comprehensive entries on emperorship, citizenship, architecture, decorative arts, and religion present a complete picture of life in ancient Rome. The catalogue also includes new findings and scholarship that serves as a valuable resource for both academics and the public, stimulating further study and greater appreciation of the wide range of Roman art.