Thorsten Opper es curador en el Departamento de Antigüedades Griegas y Romanas del British Museum. Su obra publicada se adentra en la escultura antigua y el coleccionismo de antigüedades del siglo XVIII. Este enfoque sugiere un profundo compromiso con la cultura material de la antigüedad y la historia de su recepción. La erudición de Opper probablemente explora cómo los objetos antiguos fueron comprendidos, coleccionados e interpretados a lo largo de diferentes períodos históricos, tendiendo un puente entre el estudio arqueológico y la historia del coleccionismo.
Takes a fresh look at the life of Nero (r. AD 54-68), providing insight into the inner conflicts of a Roman society in transition and challenging preconceptions of a figure dismissed by a hostile source-tradition as tyrannical, deluded and ineffectual.
Hadrian, exclusive exhibition catalogueHadrian (r. AD 117-138) is known for his restless and ambitious nature, his interest in architecture and his passion for Greece and Greek culture. This book and exhibition move beyond this image to give a new appraisal of this Emperor,Individual chapters of the book look at Hadrian the man as an individual; Hadrian the military leader and strategist; Hadrian the amateur architect who created magnificent buildings such as his villa at Tivoli; Hadrian the lover who deified his male favourite Antinous after his mysterious death in the Nile; and Hadrian the traveller who tirelessly roamed his empire and its boundaries. The book concludes with the legacy of Hadrian, including a discussion of the genesis of MargueriteYourcenar's famous Memoirs of Hadrian, about to be turned into a major Hollywood film.This important book is richly illustrated throughout with key works of art -both celebrated and less well-known sculptures, bronzes, coins and medals, drawings and watercolours