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.

Greek Sculpture
Greek Sculpture

Author: Nigel Spivey

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-01-31

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 0521760313

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Explains the social function and aesthetic achievement of Greek sculpture from c.750 BC to the end of antiquity.

A History of Greek Art
A History of Greek Art

Author: Mark D. Stansbury-O'Donnell

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2015-01-27

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1444350153

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Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Uniquely intersperses chapters devoted to major periods of Greek art from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period, with chapters containing discussions of important contextual themes across all of the periods Contextual chapters illustrate how a range of factors, such as the urban environment, gender, markets, and cross-cultural contact, influenced the development of art Chronological chapters survey the appearance and development of key artistic genres and explore how artifacts and architecture of the time reflect these styles Offers a variety of engaging and informative pedagogical features to help students navigate the subject, such as timelines, theme-based textboxes, key terms defined in margins, and further readings. Information is presented clearly and contextualized so that it is accessible to students regardless of their prior level of knowledge A book companion website is available at www.wiley.gom/go/greekart with the following resources: PowerPoint slides, glossary, and timeline

Classic Greek Masterpieces of Sculpture
Classic Greek Masterpieces of Sculpture

Author: Photini N. Zaphiropoulou

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2016-09-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781419722295

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Greek 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.

History, Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic Age
History, Culture, and Religion of the Hellenistic Age

Author: Helmut Koester

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2012-10-25

Total Pages: 444

ISBN-13: 3110814064

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While the first American edition of this book, published more than a decade ago, was a revised translation of the German book, Einführung in das Neue Testament, this second edition of the first volume of the Introduction to the New Testament is no longer dependent upon a previously published German work. The author hopes that for the student of the New Testament it is a useful introduction into the many complex aspects of the political, cultural, and religious developments that characterized the world in which early Christianity arose and by which the New Testament and other early Christian writings were shaped.