Greek Sculpture

Name: Greek Sculpture
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ISBN: 9780521756983

ISBN-10: 0521756987

ISBN-13: 9780521756983

Edition: 2013

Authors: Nigel Spivey

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Ancient Greek sculpture seems to have a timeless quality – provoking reactions that may range from awe to alienation. Yet it was a particular product of its age: and to know how and why it was once created is to embark upon an understanding of its 'Classic' status. In this richly illustrated and carefully written survey, encompassing works from c.700 BC to the end of antiquity, Nigel Spivey expounds not only the social function of Greek sculpture but also its aesthetic and technical achievement. Fresh approaches are reconciled with traditional modes of study as the connoisseurship of this art is sympathetically unravelled, while source material and historical narratives are woven into…

Book details

List price: $56.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 1/31/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 350
Size: 7.48" wide x 9.65" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



List of illustrations


Preface



Introduction: the study of Greek sculpture



'The Greek revolution'



Daedalus and the wings of TechnÃ



AnathÃ mata: gifts for the Gods



Heroes apparent



Temple stories



In search of Pheidias



Revealing Aphrodite



Royal patronage



Portraits and personifications



Graecia Capta



Afterlife