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Greek Art
Surveys Greek art between 600 and 300 BC, concentrating on recent research. Organised chronologically, with over 50 images.
Brian Sparkes (Author)
9781107601505, Cambridge University Press
Paperback / softback, published 21 July 2011
190 pages
23.4 x 15.6 x 0.9 cm, 0.29 kg
This survey, which centres mainly on Greek sculpture and vase-painting from 600 to 300 BC, examines research over the past twenty years. Organised chronologically in terms of media (free-standing sculpture, architectural sculpture, luxury items, ceramics), the chapters discuss polychromy, the ethics of collecting and the relationship between scenes of myth and everyday life. Attention is also paid to new approaches that question the concept of 'art' in Classical Greece (what is known as the 'paradigm shift') in which the purposes, contexts and effect of material culture are given greater prominence. To summarise recent research, the author adopts a balance between a broad treatment and detailed description. The text and images (fifty in number and largely in colour) will be particularly useful to students and teachers but will have a wider appeal.
1. Introduction
2. Freestanding sculpture
3. Architectural sculpture
4. Luxury items
5. Potters, painters, and clients
6. Images.
Subject Areas: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1], History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE [ACG]