Radiance in Stone: Sculptures in Colored Marble from the Museo Nazionale Romano

by Maxwell L. Anderson (Editor)

Colored marble turned the massive structures of ancient Rome into gleaming facades and formed the multicolored sculptures that decorated buildings and monuments--sights now largely lost to us. Radiance in Stone seeks to restore our vision of this precious medium. Created for the first exhibition devoted to the use of colored marble in ancient sculpture, at Emory University Museum, this stunning catalog includes sculpted works and examples of colored marble quarried throughout Asia Minor, Greece, North Africa, and Italy.Three extensive scholarly essays, by Maxwell L. Anderson, Antonio Giuliano, and Leila Nista, survey the history of colored marble in Italy, and guest contributors provide detailed essays to accompany each of the brilliant color photographs of colored marble artifacts. Samples of eighteen colored marbles at the end of the catalog render the magnificence of the stone and of the works of art created from it.

115 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 1995