Nothing to do with Menander: a rediscovered Roman cameo from the Caylus Collection

• Autores: Ittai Gradel
• Localización: Burlington magazine, ISSN 0007-6287, Vol. 166, Nº 1455, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Qing afterlife), págs. 546-553
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A Roman cameo published in 1752, but since lost, has been rediscovered. It shows actors rehearsing 'The Pimp' by Posidippus, whose portrait is included on the cameo. All other identifiable scenes of comedies in Roman art depict plays by Menander, the most popular Greek comic poet on the Roman stage