Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire

This study examines the five extant large Imperial cameos of the Early Roman Empire as a coherent whole, revealing that these gemstones were a referential group with complex interrelationships.

Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire offers a feminist theory that explains why large Imperial cameos were in dialogue and why the medium appears with Octavian and disappears by the Flavian dynasty: female Imperial family members commissioned them to advance their husbands and sons. This volume is an introduction to large Imperial cameos and reveals their importance for the understanding of Roman art and iconography and the implications of its theorized Imperial female patronage.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, classics, and archaeology.

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Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire

This study examines the five extant large Imperial cameos of the Early Roman Empire as a coherent whole, revealing that these gemstones were a referential group with complex interrelationships.

Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire offers a feminist theory that explains why large Imperial cameos were in dialogue and why the medium appears with Octavian and disappears by the Flavian dynasty: female Imperial family members commissioned them to advance their husbands and sons. This volume is an introduction to large Imperial cameos and reveals their importance for the understanding of Roman art and iconography and the implications of its theorized Imperial female patronage.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, classics, and archaeology.

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Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire

Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire

by Julia C. Fischer
Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire

Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire

by Julia C. Fischer

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This study examines the five extant large Imperial cameos of the Early Roman Empire as a coherent whole, revealing that these gemstones were a referential group with complex interrelationships.

Power and Propaganda in the Large Imperial Cameos of the Early Roman Empire offers a feminist theory that explains why large Imperial cameos were in dialogue and why the medium appears with Octavian and disappears by the Flavian dynasty: female Imperial family members commissioned them to advance their husbands and sons. This volume is an introduction to large Imperial cameos and reveals their importance for the understanding of Roman art and iconography and the implications of its theorized Imperial female patronage.

The book will be of interest to scholars working in art history, classics, and archaeology.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781032324890
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 12/26/2025
Series: Routledge Research in Art History
Pages: 208
Product dimensions: 6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Julia C. Fischer is Associate Professor of Art History at Lamar University.

Table of Contents

1. Large Imperial Cameos  2. Cleopatra and the Aquileia Dish  3. Livia and the Tazza Farnese  4. Livia and the Gemma Augustea  5. Agrippina the Elder and the Grand Camée de France  6. Agrippina the Younger and the Caligula and Roma Cameo Fragment  7. Agrippina the Younger, the Gemma Claudia, and the End of Large Imperial Cameos  8. The Revival of Large Imperial Cameos in the Fourth Century

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