Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Art
Greek, Roman, and Etruscan Art
A large portion of LACMA’s ancient Greek and Roman art collection was donated by William Randolph Hearst, the publishing magnate, in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Ancient Greek and South Italian vases highlight the early “black-figure” style and the later “red-figure” technique, and Roman sculptures believed to be copies of the lost or destroyed Greek originals include the Hope Hygieia and the Bateman Mercury.
Roman
The Mystery of the Aristocratic Woman
It is one of five beautifully crafted sculptures of Buddhist icons from a region known as Gandhara in the second and third century, today known as Afghanistan and Pakistan. In 326 B.C. Alexander the Great had attempted to add this region to his empire. Though he failed, Hellenistic culture nevertheless filtered its way into the region...
You Lookin' At Me?
Browsing through the Pompeii and the Roman Villa catalogue, I was stopped in my tracks by an image of one sculpture’s piercing ivory eyes set upon its darkened bronze face. I had learned that ivory eyes were a common trait among bronze statues, but Girl fastening her peplos (Peplophoros), unlike most, was beautifully restored and had really stood the test of time...
