Author: Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892366682
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
"Translation of a foundational text for the disciplines of art history and archaeology. Offers a systematic history of art in ancient Egypt, Persia, Etruria, Rome, and, above all, Greece that synthesizes the visual and written evidence then available"--Provided by publisher.
History of the Art of Antiquity
Author: Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892366682
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
"Translation of a foundational text for the disciplines of art history and archaeology. Offers a systematic history of art in ancient Egypt, Persia, Etruria, Rome, and, above all, Greece that synthesizes the visual and written evidence then available"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 9780892366682
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
"Translation of a foundational text for the disciplines of art history and archaeology. Offers a systematic history of art in ancient Egypt, Persia, Etruria, Rome, and, above all, Greece that synthesizes the visual and written evidence then available"--Provided by publisher.
The History Of Ancient Art; Volume 2
Author: Johann Joachim Winckelmann
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016299879
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781016299879
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Diffusion of Classical Art in Antiquity
Author: John Boardman
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691252831
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
From one of the world’s leading authorities on ancient Greek art, a groundbreaking account of how Greek images were understood and used by other ancient peoples, from Britain to China In this book, acclaimed archaeologist and art historian John Boardman explores Greek art as a foreign art transmitted to the non-Greeks of antiquity—peoples who weren’t necessarily able to judge the meaning of Greek art and who may have regarded the Greeks themselves with great hostility. Boardman examines how and why the arts of the classical world traveled and to what effect, from Britain to China, from roughly the eighth century BCE to the early centuries CE. In some places, such as Italy, Greek images were overwhelmingly successful. In Egypt, the Celtic world, the eastern steppes, and other regions with strong local traditions, they were never effectively assimilated. And in cultures where there was a subtler blend of influences, notably in the Buddhist east, classical images served as a catalyst to the generation of new styles. Along the way, Boardman demonstrates that looking at Greek art from the outside provides a wealth of new insights into Greek art itself, and he raises important questions about how images in general are copied and reinterpreted.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691252831
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
From one of the world’s leading authorities on ancient Greek art, a groundbreaking account of how Greek images were understood and used by other ancient peoples, from Britain to China In this book, acclaimed archaeologist and art historian John Boardman explores Greek art as a foreign art transmitted to the non-Greeks of antiquity—peoples who weren’t necessarily able to judge the meaning of Greek art and who may have regarded the Greeks themselves with great hostility. Boardman examines how and why the arts of the classical world traveled and to what effect, from Britain to China, from roughly the eighth century BCE to the early centuries CE. In some places, such as Italy, Greek images were overwhelmingly successful. In Egypt, the Celtic world, the eastern steppes, and other regions with strong local traditions, they were never effectively assimilated. And in cultures where there was a subtler blend of influences, notably in the Buddhist east, classical images served as a catalyst to the generation of new styles. Along the way, Boardman demonstrates that looking at Greek art from the outside provides a wealth of new insights into Greek art itself, and he raises important questions about how images in general are copied and reinterpreted.
Classical Art
Author: Caroline Vout
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400890276
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
How did the statues of ancient Greece wind up dictating art history in the West? How did the material culture of the Greeks and Romans come to be seen as "classical" and as "art"? What does "classical art" mean across time and place? In this ambitious, richly illustrated book, art historian and classicist Caroline Vout provides an original history of how classical art has been continuously redefined over the millennia as it has found itself in new contexts and cultures. All of this raises the question of classical art's future. What we call classical art did not simply appear in ancient Rome, or in the Renaissance, or in the eighteenth-century Academy. Endlessly repackaged and revered or rebuked, Greek and Roman artifacts have gathered an amazing array of values, both positive and negative, in each new historical period, even as these objects themselves have reshaped their surroundings. Vout shows how this process began in antiquity, as Greeks of the Hellenistic period transformed the art of fifth-century Greece, and continued through the Roman empire, Constantinople, European court societies, the neoclassical English country house, and the nineteenth century, up to the modern museum. A unique exploration of how each period of Western culture has transformed Greek and Roman antiquities and in turn been transformed by them, this book revolutionizes our understanding of what classical art has meant and continues to mean.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400890276
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 375
Book Description
How did the statues of ancient Greece wind up dictating art history in the West? How did the material culture of the Greeks and Romans come to be seen as "classical" and as "art"? What does "classical art" mean across time and place? In this ambitious, richly illustrated book, art historian and classicist Caroline Vout provides an original history of how classical art has been continuously redefined over the millennia as it has found itself in new contexts and cultures. All of this raises the question of classical art's future. What we call classical art did not simply appear in ancient Rome, or in the Renaissance, or in the eighteenth-century Academy. Endlessly repackaged and revered or rebuked, Greek and Roman artifacts have gathered an amazing array of values, both positive and negative, in each new historical period, even as these objects themselves have reshaped their surroundings. Vout shows how this process began in antiquity, as Greeks of the Hellenistic period transformed the art of fifth-century Greece, and continued through the Roman empire, Constantinople, European court societies, the neoclassical English country house, and the nineteenth century, up to the modern museum. A unique exploration of how each period of Western culture has transformed Greek and Roman antiquities and in turn been transformed by them, this book revolutionizes our understanding of what classical art has meant and continues to mean.
The Art of Biography in Antiquity
Author: Tomas Hägg
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110701669X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Examines the whole spectrum of Greek and Roman biography, which explores the virtues and vices of philosophers, statesmen and poets.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110701669X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 513
Book Description
Examines the whole spectrum of Greek and Roman biography, which explores the virtues and vices of philosophers, statesmen and poets.
The Ancient Art of Emulation
Author: Elaine K. Gazda
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472111893
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Are copies of Greek and Roman masterpieces as important as the originals they imitate?
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472111893
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
Are copies of Greek and Roman masterpieces as important as the originals they imitate?
The Rediscovery of Antiquity
Author: Jane Fejfer
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788772898292
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Classical Archaeologists, art historians and artists consider the Role of the Artist' in the rediscovery of the past.
Publisher: Museum Tusculanum Press
ISBN: 9788772898292
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Classical Archaeologists, art historians and artists consider the Role of the Artist' in the rediscovery of the past.
The Ancient View of Greek Art
Author: J. J. Pollitt
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300015973
Category : Art criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780300015973
Category : Art criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Painting Antiquity
Author: Stephanie Moser
Publisher:
ISBN: 0190697024
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Painting Antiquity explores the archaeological dimension of the works of these three artists: in doing so, it addresses how the aesthetic engagement these artists had with ancient objects represented a unique and important development in the cultural reception of the past.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0190697024
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 625
Book Description
Painting Antiquity explores the archaeological dimension of the works of these three artists: in doing so, it addresses how the aesthetic engagement these artists had with ancient objects represented a unique and important development in the cultural reception of the past.
The Art of Ancient Greek Theater
Author: Mary Louise Hart
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606060376
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
An explanation of Greek theater as seen through its many depictions in classical art
Publisher: Getty Publications
ISBN: 1606060376
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
An explanation of Greek theater as seen through its many depictions in classical art