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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 August 2024

Sarah Bassett
Sarah Bassett
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Indiana University, Bloomington
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The introduction argues that the current understanding of late antique style as abstract and spiritual is not supported by the evidence. It surveys the trajectory of this idea in the literature of late antique art and proposes an alternative approach based on concepts of style outlined in late antique rhetorical theory.

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Style and Meaning in Late Antique Art
Ancients and Moderns on Seeing and Thinking
 , pp. 1 - 24
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Introduction
  • Sarah Bassett, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book: Style and Meaning in Late Antique Art
  • Online publication: 15 August 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009466356.001
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  • Introduction
  • Sarah Bassett, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book: Style and Meaning in Late Antique Art
  • Online publication: 15 August 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009466356.001
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  • Introduction
  • Sarah Bassett, Indiana University, Bloomington
  • Book: Style and Meaning in Late Antique Art
  • Online publication: 15 August 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009466356.001
Available formats
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