Spinelli, Ambra

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Professor Spinelli's scholarship integrates the analysis of artifacts, architecture, decorative and textual evidence to explore ancient Roman domestic and everyday life, with a particular focus on the room known as the tablinum. Her interests also encompass the influence of Eastern and Italic rituals on Roman soil, and Roman perceptions and adaptations of earlier traditions. Professor Spinelli participated in various archaeological excavation project in Italy and, from 2011 to 2020, she served as Head of Archival Research and Assistant to the Director for the University of Cincinnati’s “Pompeii Archaeological Research Project: Porta Stabia.” She also has several years of museum and archaeological research experience in Etruscan, Roman, and medieval sites, including Marzabotto, Bologna, Pompeii, Herculaneum, Naples, Rome, Acquaviva Picena, and Albinia (Grosseto).

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    Artistry in Bronze: The Greeks and Their Legacy (XIXth International Congress on Ancient Bronzes)
    (2017) Daehner, Jens M.; Lapatin, Kenneth; Spinelli, Ambra
    The papers in this volume derive from the proceedings of the nineteenth International Bronze Congress, held at the Getty Center and Villa in October 2015 in connection with the exhibition Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World. The study of large-scale ancient bronzes has long focused on aspects of technology and production. Analytical work of materials, processes, and techniques has significantly enriched our understanding of the medium. Most recently, the restoration history of bronzes has established itself as a distinct area of investigation. How does this scholarship bear on the understanding of bronzes within the wider history of ancient art? How do these technical data relate to our ideas of styles and development? How has the material itself affected ancient and modern perceptions of form, value, and status of works of art?
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    Why Ancient Objects Matter: Greek and Roman Art and Materiality from Antiquity to the Present
    (2025) Cipolla, Nicholas; LaGatta, Anne F.; Livingston, Candace Weddle; Schertz, Peter J.M.; Spinelli, Ambra; Yeomans, Sarah K.
    This collection of twenty-eight essays by emerging and established scholars presents work that deeply engages with the materiality and history of Greek and Roman artworks, artifacts, and monuments. Dedicated to Prof. John Pollini in honor of his contributions to the study of the ancient Mediterranean world, this volume reflects the broad range of his scholarship, from sculpture (especially portraiture) and its ancient contexts to material studies, iconographic analysis, and the complex ways that religious and political change both shape and are shaped by material culture. The contributions assembled in this volume highlight the diverse ways in which contemporary scholars construct interpretations of visual art based on a deep understanding of the ancient world, precise attention to detail and technique, and rigorous research into the historical contexts of objects, myths, literature, and iconography. Through their interdisciplinary approaches, the contributors offer new insights on artistic production, viewer reception, and social history, with an emphasis on the theme of "transformation" as objects, artworks, and ideas journey through time and from one culture to another.
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