A compact edition of this highly acclaimed survey of the Fayum paintings, the enigmatic and compelling funeral portraits created by the inhabitants of Roman Egypt in the 1st century CE.
These remarkable paintings take their name from a district of Roman Egypt, whose people in the first three centuries AD included Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, Syrians, Libyans, Nubians and Jews. In the Egyptian tradition, they embalmed the bodies of their dead; but then placed a painted portrait over the mummy, preserving the memory of each individual to an uncanny degree. Over 1000 have so far been discovered – men, women and children of all ages. Illustrating almost 200 of the portraits, Euphrosyne Doxiadis’s book combines arresting beauty with up-to-date scholarship. Having selected the best and most interesting, she has grouped them according to the places where they were found. Many new photographs were commissioned and some are shown since cleaning.
Doxiadis’s text sets the people and the paintings in their social, artistic and geographical context, describing the techniques used and showing how the Fayum portraits relate to Byzantine icon painting, in a tradition that extends from ancient Greece to the Renaissance and on to the present day.
MEDIA REVIEWS
'The best text currently available on late classical portraiture and the origin of the icon' - William Dalrymple, The Spectator
'The many astonishingly beautiful faces that greet the reader from the pages of this book are supported by a scholarly text, archaeological, art historical, technical and deeply sensitive' - Brian Sewell, The Evening Standard
The Mysterious Fayum Portraits : Faces from Ancient Egypt
€42.90
A compact edition of this highly acclaimed survey of the Fayum paintings, the enigmatic and compelling funeral portraits created by the inhabitants of Roman Egypt in the 1st century CE.
These remarkable paintings take their name from a district of Roman Egypt, whose people in the first three centuries AD included Greeks, Egyptians, Romans, Syrians, Libyans, Nubians and Jews. In the Egyptian tradition, they embalmed the bodies of their dead; but then placed a painted portrait over the mummy, preserving the memory of each individual to an uncanny degree. Over 1000 have so far been discovered – men, women and children of all ages.
Illustrating almost 200 of the portraits, Euphrosyne Doxiadis’s book combines arresting beauty with up-to-date scholarship. Having selected the best and most interesting, she has grouped them according to the places where they were found. Many new photographs were commissioned and some are shown since cleaning.
Doxiadis’s text sets the people and the paintings in their social, artistic and geographical context, describing the techniques used and showing how the Fayum portraits relate to Byzantine icon painting, in a tradition that extends from ancient Greece to the Renaissance and on to the present day.
Product Information
- Author: Euphrosyne Doxiadis
- Language: Angļu valoda
- Year of publication: 2024
- Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Cover type: Hard cover
- Number of pages: 248
- product.Svars: 1,540.000 kg
- ISBN code: 9780500027943
Product available in stock!
Product available in stock - description
Discount on full price items. Discounts cannot be combined!
Orders are processed on weekdays from 10:00 to 18:00.
Free delivery to OMNIVA parcel machines in Latvia for orders over €40.00.
Free delivery to any GLOBUSS bookstore within 2-5 working days.
Share on social networks:
Product description
Similar products
Take a look
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)
Someone bought recently
These books have been noticed by other visitors to the page
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)