Rolf M. Schneider, LMU Munich, Germany; Elizabeth Rankin, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
"This is interdisciplinary research at its best: an art-historical
approach with emphasis on historical documentation, on
interpretation of narrative and style and an archaeological
approach to the artifact itself, its material quality and technical
execution, as a point of departure for appreciating every aspect of
the process of transforming the raw material of marble into memory.
The book is beautifully produced with excellent new photographs by
Russell Scott as well as diagrams of the distribution of the panels
in the Hall of Heroes and fold-out illustrations of the frieze in
its entirety." Jane Fejfer in: The Burlington Magazine, 2021/11 ***
"But what really stands out in the analysis is the 'unconditional
collaboration' (5) between an art historian and a classical
archaeologist: on the one hand, the project showcases how a broader
art-historical training can enrich the traditional sorts of
questions posed by classical archaeology, especially when it comes
to issues of pictorial narrative; on the other, it demonstrates
what classical archaeological formalism can offer to contemporary
art history, and indeed larger debates about cultural history and
contemporary identity politics. The result will be essential
reading for anyone concerned with the legacy of classical ideas and
imagery in South Africa." Michael Squire in: Greece & Rome,
2022/1
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