Greek Sculpture: The Archaic Period: A Handbook

Greek Sculpture: The Archaic Period: A Handbook image
ISBN-10:

0195200462

ISBN-13:

9780195200461

Author(s): BOARDMAN, JOHN
Released: Jan 01, 1978
Format: Hardcover, 252 pages
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Description:

"Authoritative and brilliantly illustrated. . . . The book recommends itself not only for its synthesis of existing knowledge, but also for its original ideas." ―The Daily Telegraph For most people there is no more satisfying expression of Greek art than its sculpture. It was the first, the only ancient art to break free from conceptual conventions for representing men and animals, and to explore consciously how art might imitate or even improve upon it. The first stages of this discovery, from the semi-abstract beginnings in the eighth century BC to the more representational art of the early fifth century, are explored and illustrated in this handbook.











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