A select bibliography of scholarly sources related to Roman art, architecture and archaeology.
The art and civilization of ancient Rome, from its Etruscan roots through the republican and imperial periods, continue to encourage research and the publication of quality color-illustrated studies. Suitable for students, scholars and enthusiasts, many publications are exhibition catalogues authored by world-renowned archaeologists, art historians and museum curators. Most titles listed here are available in bookstores and through Internet retailers. From the general to the specific, these recommendations should entice any devotee of classical Rome.
General:
Andreae, Bernard. The Art of Rome. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1977.
D'Ambra, Eve. Roman Art. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998.
Giroire, Cécile, Daniel Roger, et al. Roman Art in the Louvre (exh. cat.). New York: American Federation of Arts, 2007.
Henig, Martin (ed.). A Handbook of Roman Art. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1983.
The J. Paul Getty Museum Handbook of the Antiquities Collections. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 2002.
Kleiner, Fred S. A History of Roman Art. New York: Wadsworth Publishing, 2006.
Picón, Carlos A. et al. Art of the Classical World in The Metropolitan Museum. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2007.
Strong, Donald. Roman Art (3rd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992.
Von Bothmer, Dietrich (ed.), et al. Glories of the Past: Ancient Art from the Shelby White and Leon Levy Collection (exh. cat.). New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1991.
Etruscan Art:
Brendel, Otto J. Etruscan Art. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995.
Spivey, Nigel Jonathan. Etruscan Art. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1997.
Roman Sculpture:
Kleiner, Diana E. E. Roman Sculpture. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1994.
Koch, Guntrum. Roman Funerary Sculpture. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum, 1988.
Roman Painting:
Ling, Roger. Roman Painting. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Pompeii, Herculaneum and Their Environs:
Anderson, Maxwell L. Pompeian Frescoes in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1987.
Guzzo, Pier Giovanni (ed.), et al. Pompeii: Stories from an Eruption (exh. cat.). Rome: Electa, 2005.
In Stabiano: Exploring the Ancient Seaside Villas of the Roman Elite (exh. cat.). Washington, D.C.: Restoring Ancient Stabiae Foundation, 2004.
Kraus, Theodor. Pompeii and Herculaneum: The Living Cities of the Dead. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1975.
Mattusch, Carol, et al. Pompeii and the Roman Villa: Art and Culture Around the Bay of Naples (exh. cat.). Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2008.
Ward-Perkins, J.B., et al. Pompeii A.D. 79: Treasures from the National Archaeological Museum, Naples and the Pompeii Antiquarium (exh. cat.). Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1978.
Hadrian:
Opper, Thorsten. Hadrian: Empire and Conflict (ext. cat.). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2008.
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