Understanding Greek Sculpture Ancient Meanings, Modern Readings

Name: Understanding Greek Sculpture Ancient Meanings, Modern Readings
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ISBN: 9780500237106

ISBN-10: 0500237107

ISBN-13: 9780500237106

Edition: 1996

Authors: Nigel J. Spivey

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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.

Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 1
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction


'The Greek Revolution'


Daedalus and the Wings of Techne


Sacred Decoration


Heroes Apparent


From Marathon to the Parthenon


In Search of Pheidias


Revealing Aphrodite


The Patronage of Kings


Graecia Capta


Epilogue


Sources and Further Reading


Illustration Credits


Index