Underworld : imagining the afterlife in ancient south Italian vase painting
Title:
Underworld : imagining the afterlife in ancient south Italian vase painting
Underworld (J. Paul Getty Museum)
Imagining the afterlife in ancient south Italian vase painting
Author:
Saunders, David, editor.
ISBN:
9781606067345
Uniform Title:
Underworld (J. Paul Getty Museum)
Physical Description:
x, 244 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 28 cm
General Note:
| Developed in conjunction with the exhibition Underworld: Imagining the Afterlife, on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, Malibu, from October 31, 2018, to March 18, 2019. |
Contents:
Ancient Greek tales of the afterlife / Sarah Iles Johnston -- Dialogues of the dead on the "Orphic" gold tablets / Roy D. Kotansky -- Sacred sites of Apulia / Keely Elizabeth Heuer -- Apulian funerary practices / Andrea Celestino Montanaro -- Imagining the afterlife in south Italian vase painting / David Saunders -- Catalogue / David Saunders.
Abstract:
"This abundantly illustrated catalogue examines depictions of the Underworld in southern Italian vase painting and explores the religious and cultural beliefs behind them"-- Provided by publisher.
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Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-236) and index.
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