Greek and Roman Sculpture in America
Author: Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780520044517
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Author: Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 1981
Total Pages: 452
ISBN-13: 9780520044517
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Photini N. Zaphiropoulou
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Published: 2016-09-06
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781419722295
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGreek sculpture was among the first art to communicate human emotions and to offer a more realistic portrait of the individual. By working in new materials and posing the body naturally, Greek sculptors established the foundation of a whole new art form. This book features more than 60 of these influential works that range in form, historical period, and subject.
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Published: 1960
Total Pages: 314
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Richard Neer
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010-10-22
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 0226570657
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn this wide-ranging study, Richard Neer offers a new way to understand the epoch-making sculpture of classical Greece. Working at the intersection of art history, archaeology, literature, and aesthetics, he reveals a people fascinated with the power of sculpture to provoke wonder in beholders. Wonder, not accuracy, realism, naturalism or truth, was the supreme objective of Greek sculptors. Neer traces this way of thinking about art from the poems of Homer to the philosophy of Plato. Then, through meticulous accounts of major sculpture from around the Greek world, he shows how the demand for wonder-inducing statues gave rise to some of the greatest masterpieces of Greek art. Rewriting the history of Greek sculpture in Greek terms and restoring wonder to a sometimes dusty subject, The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in the art of sculpture or the history of the ancient world.
Author: Edmund von Mach
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Published: 1903
Total Pages: 496
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Janet Burnett Grossman
Publisher: Getty Publications
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 140
ISBN-13: 9780892367085
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat is a an anthemion? What is giallo antico marble? Who was Praxiteles? This richly illustrated book -- in the popular Looking At series -- presents definitions and descriptions of these and many other terms relating to Greek and Roman sculpture encountered in museum exhibitions and publications on ancient stone sculpture. This is an indispensable guide to anyone looking for greater understanding of ancient sculpture and heightened enjoyment of the objects. Book jacket.
Author: Adolf Furtwängler
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Published: 1895
Total Pages: 606
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Published: 1895
Total Pages: 596
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gisela Marie Augusta Richter
Publisher: Plume Books
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 444
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sylvian Fachard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2021-09-30
Total Pages: 377
ISBN-13: 1108851460
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the Trojan War to the sack of Rome, from the fall of Constantinople to the bombings of World War II and the recent devastation of Syrian towns, the destruction of cities and the slaughter of civilian populations are among the most dramatic events in world history. But how reliable are literary sources for these events? Did ancient authors exaggerate the scale of destruction to create sensational narratives? This volume reassesses the impact of physical destruction on ancient Greek cities and its demographic and economic implications. Addressing methodological issues of interpreting the archaeological evidence for destructions, the volume examines the evidence for the destruction, survival, and recovery of Greek cities. The studies, written by an international group of specialists in archaeology, ancient history, and numismatic, range from Sicily to Asia Minor and Aegean Thrace, and include Athens, Corinth, and Eretria. They highlight the resilience of ancient populations and the recovery of cities in the long term.