History of Greek Vases Potters, Painters and Pictures

Name: History of Greek Vases Potters, Painters and Pictures
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ISBN: 9780500285930

ISBN-10: 0500285934

ISBN-13: 9780500285930

Edition: 2006

Authors: John Boardman

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"Boardman gets down to the nitty-gritty of how and why potters created and decorated the vases, how their artistic quality developed and their influence spread."Publishers Weekly Greek pottery has long fascinated scholars and historians of art. It provides a continuous commentary on all other Greek arts, even sculpture, and the scenes figured on the vases can prove to be as subtle and informative as the great works of Greek literature. In no other art of antiquity do we come closer to the visual experience of the ancient Greeks, or are we able to observe so clearly their views on life, myth, and even politics. John Boardman has demonstrated the stylistic history of Greek vases in other…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 11/20/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 7.20" wide x 10.10" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English

John Boardman, Lincoln Professor Emeritus of Classical Archaeology and Art at Oxford University, has written widely on the art and archaeology of ancient Greece. His previous books include The Greeks Overseas, The History of Greek Vases, The World of Ancient Art, and others.