This project explores classical-style female sculptural portraiture, addressing the longstanding imbalance in research compared to male portraits. It examines not just the typologies and iconography of these works but also their roles in ancient society, their symbolic meanings, and their reception in both antiquity and modern times.
Funded by the “State Research Agency under the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation”, the project is part of the “Culture, Creativity, and Inclusive Society priority in the State Research Plan”. Directed by the Department of Art and Musicology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the research is conducted by GREEC (Research Group on Classical-Style Sculpture).
Antiquae Feminae is a project of the Research Group on Classical-Style Sculpture (GREEC), composed of specialists in classical sculpture and epigraphy from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, the Università degli Studi di Roma-Tor Vergata, Universität Trier, and UNED-Illes Balears, as well as technicians from the Museu d’Arqueologia de Catalunya, the Museu de Badalona, and the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Research of this nature is made possible thanks to the interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary character of our research group, which includes experts in classical art and archaeology, epigraphy, historical documentation, conservation-restoration, and archaeometry. This diverse expertise enables the interpretation of results obtained from petrographic, biological, and radiographic laboratory analyses, applying them to the study and understanding of classical-style sculpture.
