Secular and Sacred in Late Roman Portraits
This article analyses the ways in which portraits were associated with religious and sacred ideas and concepts in late antique Rome. Rather than straightforward, the identification of a visual representation of an individual as sacred was subject to discussion and controversy, as the definition of t...
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| Format: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Language: | Anglais |
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Mythos
2021
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| Online Access: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Summary: | This article analyses the ways in which portraits were associated with religious and sacred ideas and concepts in late antique Rome. Rather than straightforward, the identification of a visual representation of an individual as sacred was subject to discussion and controversy, as the definition of these categories shifted and different agents became involved in the process. Portraits show that rather than immanent to an image, categories such as sacred or religious could be appropriated through portraits, influencing the standing of the person commemorated as well as the relationship between sacred and profane. |
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