Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781472523648
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury


Description:
Ancient Greece saw one of the world's most brilliant eras of artistic development and objects created in this period continue to engender awe and inspiration today- from Attic black-figure vase painting to the sculptures adorning the great Classical temples including the Parthenon in Athens, and the Temple of Zeus at Olympia.

An Introduction to Greek Art traces the development of Greek art in the immensely creative period from the eighth to the fourth century BCE- the period between the composition of the Homeric poems and the conquests of Alexander the Great. Important works of art from the Archaic and Classical periods are lucidly analysed and generously illustrated, so an integrated picture of Greek art emerges. With a systematic approach and a chronological framework, the book covers the context, creation, meaning and aesthetic values of Greek art. The second edition includes an additional chapter explaining the various contexts of ancient art, a timeline portraying artistic against historical developments, coverage of the ancient mausoleum, establishing dates BCE, plans of Greek temples and the social status of Ancient Greek artists, a new glossary and a fully updated reading list.

This clear, approachable and rigorous introduction makes the beauty of Greek Art more readily accessible and comprehensible, balancing description with interpretation and illustration, and is an invaluable tool to help develop insight, appreciation and comprehension.