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Medusa's Gaze: The Extraordinary Journey of the Tazza Farnese by Marina Belozers
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- ISBN-13
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- ISBN
- 9780199739318
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- Medusa's Gaze: the Extraordinary Journey of the Tazza Farnese
- Item Height
- 211mm
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Item Width
- 148mm
- Item Weight
- 432g
- Number of Pages
- 312 Pages
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The Tazza Farnese is one of the most admired objects from classical antiquity. A libation bowl carved from banded agate, it features Medusa's head on its outside and, inside, an assembly of Egyptian gods. For more than two millennia, these radiant figures have mesmerized emperors and artists, popes and thieves, merchants and museum goers.In this, the first book-length account of this renowned masterpiece, Marina Belozerskaya traces its fascinating journey through history. That it has survived at all is a miracle. The Tazza's origins date back to Ptolemaic Egypt where it likely enhanced the power and prestige of Cleopatra. After her defeat by Emperor Augustus, the bowl began an amazing itinerary along many flashpoints in world history. It likely traveled from Rome to Constantinople. After that city's sack by crusaders in 1204, it returned west to inspire the classical revival at the court of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II at Palermo. The Tazza next graced Tamerlane's court at Samarqand, before becoming an obsession of Renaissance popes and princes. It witnessed the rediscovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum, the turbulent aftermath of the French Revolution, and the birth of the modern Italian state. Throughout its journey, the Tazza aroused the lust of Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Mongol rulers, consoled a heart-broken duchess, inspired artists including Botticelli and Raphael, tempted spies and thieves, and drew the ire of a deranged museum guard who nearly destroyed it. More than a biography of the world's most cherished bowl, Medusa's Gaze is a vivid and delightful voyage through history.
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Oxford University Press
ISBN-13
9780199739318
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201521761
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Book Title
Medusa's Gaze: the Extraordinary Journey of the Tazza Farnese
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
2013
Number of Pages
312 Pages
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Item Height
211mm
Item Width
148mm
Item Weight
432g
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Emblems of Antiquity
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United States
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