Julia Fischer

About Julia Fischer

Dr. Julia Fischer is a Lecturer of Art History at Georgia Southern University. She has also taught at Columbus College of Art and Design, Denison University, and The Ohio State University. Her dissertation is titled “For Your Eyes Only: Private Propaganda in Roman Imperial Cameos.” Her research explores the iconography of Roman imperial cameos.

Dioskourides, Gemma Augustea, 9 - 12 C.E., 19 x 23 cm, double-layered sardonyx with gold, gold-plated silver (Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna) — Even the smallest carvings, seen only by a select few, could carry a strong political message.

Gemma Augustea

Augustus of Prima Porta, 1st c. AD, Vatican Museums — Nothing was more important to a Roman emperor than his image.

Augustus of Primaporta