Greek Sculpture and the Problem of Description

Greek Sculpture and the Problem of Description
Author: A. A. Donohue
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2005-06-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780521840842

This book examines how interpretation and examination of Greek sculpture are intertwined.

Greek Sculpture

Greek Sculpture
Author: Olga Palagia
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-10-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780521738378

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.

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
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2010-10-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 0226570657

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.

Handbook of Greek Sculpture

Handbook of Greek Sculpture
Author: Olga Palagia
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 800
Release: 2019-07-22
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1614513538

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: Edmund von Mach
Publisher:
Total Pages: 496
Release: 1903
Genre: Sculpture, Greek
ISBN:

Greek Sculpture

Greek Sculpture
Author: Nigel Spivey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2013-01-31
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0521760313

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

Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone

Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone
Author: Janet Burnett Grossman
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2003
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780892367085

What 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.

Understanding Greek Sculpture

Understanding Greek Sculpture
Author: Nigel Jonathan Spivey
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Total Pages: 240
Release: 1997
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780500278765

Taking a new approach to the subject, the author here examines the contexts in which classical statuary was made and displayed, restoring its former cultural significance and explaining the techniques of the manufacture of Greek sculpture.

A History of Greek Art

A History of Greek Art
Author: Mark D. Stansbury-O'Donnell
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2015-01-27
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1444350153

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