Handbook of Greek Sculpture
Handbook of Greek Sculpture

Author: Olga Palagia

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2019-07-22

Total Pages: 800

ISBN-13: 1614513538

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The Handbook of Greek Sculpture aims to provide a detailed examination of current research and directions in the field. Bringing together an international cast of contributors from Greece, Italy, France, Great Britain, Germany, and the United States, the volume incorporates new areas of research, such as the sculptures of Messene and Macedonia, sculpture in Roman Greece, and the contribution of Greek sculptors in Rome, as well as important aspects of Greek sculpture like techniques and patronage. The written sources (literary and epigraphical) are explored in dedicated chapters, as are function and iconography and the reception of Greek sculpture in modern Europe. Inspired by recent exhibitions on Lysippos and Praxiteles, the book also revisits the style and the personal contributions of the great masters.

Greek Sculpture
Greek Sculpture

Author: Olga Palagia

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-10-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780521738378

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During the sixth and fifth centuries BC, Greek sculpture developed into a fine art. With the human figure as its main subject, artists worked to represent it in increasingly natural terms. This book explores the material aspects of Greek sculpture at a pivotal phase in its evolution. Considering typologies and function, an international team of experts traces the development of technical characteristics of marble and bronze sculpture, the choice of particular marbles in different areas, and the types of monuments that were created on the Greek mainland, the islands and the west coast of Asia.

A Handbook of Greek Sculpture (Classic Reprint)
A Handbook of Greek Sculpture (Classic Reprint)

Author: Ernest Arthur Gardner

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-27

Total Pages: 636

ISBN-13: 9780484906654

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Excerpt from A Handbook of Greek Sculpture I have not felt able to embody his conclusions in the text Of a handbook for students. In dealing with the later portion of the history of sculpture, I have endeavoured to follow the same principles as in the earlier portion, and consequently I am again precluded from the discussion of many interesting problems as to which I do not feel justified in expressing a dogmatic opinion, while I have not space to give, even in summary, the arguments on each side. I regret that I am unable to fulfil my conditional promise Of an appendix on the discoveries of the French excavators at Delphi, no Official publication having as yet been issued. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture
The Oxford Handbook of Greek and Roman Art and Architecture

Author: Clemente Marconi

Publisher: Oxford Handbooks

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 729

ISBN-13: 0199783306

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This handbook explores key aspects of art and architecture in ancient Greece and Rome. Drawing on the perspectives of scholars of various generations, nationalities, and backgrounds, it discusses Greek and Roman ideas about art and architecture, as expressed in both texts and images, along with the production of art and architecture in the Greek and Roman world.

The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture
The Emergence of the Classical Style in Greek Sculpture

Author: Richard Neer

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2010-10-22

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0226570657

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In 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.

Classical Sculpture
Classical Sculpture

Author: University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Publisher: UPenn Museum of Archaeology

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1931707847

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"Romano describes each piece completely, with measurements, accession data where known, report of condition, a list of the published sources, and commentary reflecting the most recent scholarship. Photographs provide additional information for each entry. An accompanying CD includes 54 color images, many of which are of the pieces. Various audiences will appreciate the accessibility of the scholarship presented here; students may engage in further study on some of the topics raised by individual pieces or groups of sculptures, and the scholarly community will welcome a work that provides an up-to-date and comprehensive examination of a significant Classical sculpture collection."--BOOK JACKET.

Greek Sculpture
Greek Sculpture

Author: John Boardman

Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 9780500201985

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For most people there is no more satisfying expression of Greek art than its sculpture. It was the first, the only ancient art to break free from conceptual conventions for representing men and animals, and to explore consciously how art might imitate or even improve upon it. The first stages of this discovery, from the semi-abstract beginnings in the eighth century BC to the more representational art of the early fifth century, are explored and illustrated in this handbook.