Painting Death with the Colors of Life: Funerary Wall Painting in South Italy (IV-II BCE)

This dissertation examines the cultural, political, and artistic role of polychrome wall painting from funerary contexts in South Italy during the critical period that spans the crisis of Greek hegemony and the consolidation of Roman power. Numerous painted tombs were built between the late fifth an...

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Main Author: D'Angelo, Tiziana
Other Authors: Staehli, Adrian
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2013
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Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:10920
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11110432