The Mirror of Venus: Women in Roman Art

by Iain Ferris

Book Overview

Though images of women were ubiquitous in the Roman world, these were seldom intended to be taken simply at face value. The importance of marriage, motherhood and political stability was often conveyed to the Roman people through carefully constructed representations of the women of the ruling house. Mythological representations were used to present moral and political lessons to the women of Rome. Roman society was, on most levels, male dominated...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445660288
• ISBN13: 9781445660288
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.7"