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From the bestselling author of SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome, the fascinating story of how images of Roman autocrats have influenced art, culture, and the rep

The best thing that Mantegna ever painted was the verdict of Giorgio Vasari writing of the Triumphs of Caesar in the middle of the 16th century. All who see the

Through an examination of material and institutional circumstances, through the study of work shop practices and of technical and aesthetic experimentation, thi

Long before the photo op, political rulers were manipulating visual imagery to cultivate their authority and spread their ideology. Born just decades after Gute