Discover information, advice, and prices for Greek Sculpture sold for 36.75 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
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 richlyillustrated and carefullywritten 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 detailed explanations putting the art into its proper context Greek Sculpture is the ideal textbook for students of classics classical civilization art history and archaeology and an accessible account for all interested readers
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Discover information, advice, and prices for Parastone Bv Greek Horse Sculpture, priced at 75.95 $ : it belongs to the Decoration category; this product is sold by Metmuseum.org and made by Parastone Bv.
An artful gift inspired by The Met collection This striking sculpture reproduces a bronze horse figure 8th century B C from Greeces Geometric period ca 900 to 700 B C The roots of classical Greece lie in this pivotal era one of dramatic transformation that led to the establishment of primary Greek institutions such as the Greek alphabet and the citystate Evidence for the Geometric culture survives in the form of epic poetry archaeological records and artistic representation including votive offerings of terracotta and bronzeHorses are one of the most familiar Geometric symbols the Museum houses several Geometricperiod horse statuettes but the clarity and elegance of form in this example epitomize Geometric art at its most accomplished
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: 7.95
Delivery Time: 3-8 days
EAN: 0885118878389
Find tips, reviews, and features on Greek Sculpture The Classical Period sold for 31.32 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
Looks at the development of sculptures reliefs and friezes in fifth century BC Greece and assesses this periods importance in art history
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Discover information, advice, and prices for Greek Sculpture, priced at 62.06 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
Greek Sculpture presents a chronological overview of the plastic and glyptic art forms in the ancient Greek world from the emergence of lifesized marble statuary at the end of the seventh century BC to the appropriation of Greek sculptural traditions by Rome in the first two centuries AD Compares the evolution of Greek sculpture over the centuries to works of contemporaneous Mediterranean civilizations Emphasizes looking closely at the stylistic features of Greek sculpture illustrating these observations where possible with original works rather than copies Places the remarkable progress of stylistic changes that took place in Greek sculpture within a broader social and historical context Facilitates an understanding of why Greek monuments look the way they do and what ideas they were capable of expressing Focuses on the most recent interpretations of Greek sculptural works while considering the fragile and fragmentary evidence uncovered
Condition: used
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Find tips, reviews, and features on Greek Sculpture in The Art sold for 25.19 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
From its foundation in 1888 The Art Museum Princeton University has amassed an impressive collection of ancient Greek sculpture which along with the museums other collections of ancient art has long played an integral role in the training of art historians and archaeologists This book is a comprehensive catalog of The Art Museums ancient Greek sculpture Here a team of scholars headed by Brunilde Ridgway thoroughly documents each of the forty pieces that constitute this broad and diverse collection The collection includes gravestones votive reliefs and portraits of poets playwrights and philosophers as well as representations of gods and goddesses satyrs centaurs nymphs and sphinxes The resulting catalog will be a valuable tool to anyone wishing to learn about the world of ancient Greece The catalog covers both original works of Greek stone sculpture as well as Roman sculptures that copy or owe their inspiration to earlier Greek works Photographs of each piece are accompanied by information on dating provenance material dimensions and condition and by a detailed description and an analysis placing the piece in its artistic and historical contexts
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Discover information, advice, and prices for Greek Sculpture An Exploration 2, priced at 221.64 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
This is an account of largescale Greek sculpture from the Dark Ages to Augustus c120030 BC Andrew Stewart not only describes and dates the sculpture but also places it in its full social and political context He focuses on who the sculptors were how their workshops were run who commissioned and supported their work and what the political cultural and natural settings were The book consists of two volumes Text and Plates and contains more than 900 high quality illustrations and reconstructions Also included are a glossary of Greek and Latin terms and translations of ancient literary and epigraphical testimonies
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Discover information, advice, and prices for Greek Sculpture, priced at 43.21 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
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 richlyillustrated and carefullywritten 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 detailed explanations putting the art into its proper context Greek Sculpture is the ideal textbook for students of classics classical civilization art history and archaeology and an accessible account for all interested readers
Condition: used
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Explore tips, opinions, and features on Greek Sculpture sold at 58.55 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Greek Sculpture presents a chronological overview of the plastic and glyptic art forms in the ancient Greek world from the emergence of lifesized marble statuary at the end of the seventh century BC to the appropriation of Greek sculptural traditions by Rome in the first two centuries AD Compares the evolution of Greek sculpture over the centuries to works of contemporaneous Mediterranean civilizations Emphasizes looking closely at the stylistic features of Greek sculpture illustrating these observations where possible with original works rather than copies Places the remarkable progress of stylistic changes that took place in Greek sculpture within a broader social and historical context Facilitates an understanding of why Greek monuments look the way they do and what ideas they were capable of expressing Focuses on the most recent interpretations of Greek sculptural works while considering the fragile and fragmentary evidence uncovered
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Find tips, reviews, and features on Greek Sculpture An Exploration Vol sold for 63.95 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
This is an account of largescale Greek sculpture from the Dark Ages to Augustus c120030 BC Andrew Stewart not only describes and dates the sculpture but also places it in its full social and political context He focuses on who the sculptors were how their workshops were run who commissioned and supported their work and what the political cultural and natural settings were The book consists of two volumes Text and Plates and contains more than 900 high quality illustrations and reconstructions Also included are a glossary of Greek and Latin terms and translations of ancient literary and epigraphical testimonies
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Find tips, reviews, and features on Greek Sculpture in the Art sold for 22.85 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
From its foundation in 1888 The Art Museum Princeton University has amassed an impressive collection of ancient Greek sculpture which along with the museums other collections of ancient art has long played an integral role in the training of art historians and archaeologists This book is a comprehensive catalog of The Art Museums ancient Greek sculpture Here a team of scholars headed by Brunilde Ridgway thoroughly documents each of the forty pieces that constitute this broad and diverse collection The collection includes gravestones votive reliefs and portraits of poets playwrights and philosophers as well as representations of gods and goddesses satyrs centaurs nymphs and sphinxes The resulting catalog will be a valuable tool to anyone wishing to learn about the world of ancient Greece The catalog covers both original works of Greek stone sculpture as well as Roman sculptures that copy or owe their inspiration to earlier Greek works Photographs of each piece are accompanied by information on dating provenance material dimensions and condition and by a detailed description and an analysis placing the piece in its artistic and historical contexts
Condition: used
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Explore tips, opinions, and features on Greek Sculpture An Exploration sold at 60.42 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
This is an account of largescale Greek sculpture from the Dark Ages to Augustus c120030 BC Andrew Stewart not only describes and dates the sculpture but also places it in its full social and political context He focuses on who the sculptors were how their workshops were run who commissioned and supported their work and what the political cultural and natural settings were The book consists of two volumes Text and Plates and contains more than 900 high quality illustrations and reconstructions Also included are a glossary of Greek and Latin terms and translations of ancient literary and epigraphical testimonies
Condition: used
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Explore tips, opinions, and features on Greek Sculpture The Late Classical sold at 64.37 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
This is the last in the series of Sir John Boardmans acclaimed handbooks on Greek sculpture a sequel to similar volumes on the Archaic and Classical periods Here the story continues through the fourth century BC to the days of Alexander the Great The innovations of the period are discussed such as the female nude and portraiture along with many important monuments including the Mausoleum of Halicarnassus and several of the great names such as Praxiteles and Lysippus who were lionized by later generations The volume also presents Greek sculpture made in the colonies of Italy and Sicily from the Archaic period onwards as well as that made for eastern nonGreek rulers A final section considers the role of Greek sculpture in moulding western taste to the present day
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Discover information, advice, and prices for Understanding Greek Sculpture Ancient, priced at 31.54 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
This text examines the contexts in which classical statuary was made and displayed and restores its former cultural significance It explains the techniques of the manufacture of Greek sculpture and traces its production from the 8th century BC to the Hellenistic period The author explores the effects the culture of heroes had on sculpture and the faith in deities in human form Also examined are the causes of the Greek Revolution when sculptors discovered how to portray the human form more naturally
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Discover information, advice, and prices for How to Read Greek Sculpture, priced at 30.81 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
Ship within 24hrs Satisfaction 100 guaranteed APOFPO addresses supported
Condition: used
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Discover information, advice, and prices for Understanding Greek Sculpture Ancient sold for 52.23 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
Many pieces of Greek sculpture are very familiar to us the Discobolus the Venus de Milo and the Parthenon frieze for instance but our appreciation of them as works of art enshrined in museums is far removed from the ways in which the ancient Greeks saw and perceived them To comprehend why Greek sculpture looks as it does we have to recreate the conditions of its production and consider those who commissioned used and viewed it as much as the sculptors whom we traditionally associate with its creationIn a stimulating new approach to the subject Understanding Greek Sculpture reexamines the contexts in which Classical statuary was made and displayed In its original intended setting Greek sculpture not only looked quite different massed together or elevated on pediments and friezes and brightly painted but it also served social religious and political purposes that might surprise usDrawing on literary historical and archaeological evidence Nigel Spivey explains the techniques of the manufacture of Greek sculpture and traces its production from the eighth century BC to the Hellenistic period In an eloquent text illustrated throughout with diverse examples he explores the effects on sculpture of the demands of votive religion the culture of heroes and the faith in deities in human form He also looks at the causes of the Greek Revolution when sculptors discovered how to portray the human body naturalistically
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Explore tips, opinions, and features on Xoana and the Origins of sold at 27.11 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
No Hassle 30 Day Returns Ships Daily UnderliningHighlighting NONE Writing NONE Edition Reprint Publisher Scholar Press Pub Date 111988 Binding Paperback Pages 509 Reprint edition
Condition: used
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Discover information, advice, and prices for Masterpieces of Ancient Greek Sculpture, priced at 31.99 $ : it belongs to the Books & Magazines category; this product is sold by Abebooks.com and made by .
Book by Zaphiropoulou Photini N
Condition: used
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Find tips, reviews, and features on Severe Style and Greek Sculpture sold for 65 $ , available in the Books & Magazines category; this product belongs to and is sold by Abebooks.com.
The description for this book Severe Styles in Greek Sculpture will be forthcoming
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Explore tips, opinions, and features on The technique of early Greek sold at 248.36 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
New Copy Customer Service Guaranteed
Condition: new
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1
Explore tips, opinions, and features on Technique of Early Greek Sculpture sold at 39.98 $ ; this product is listed in the Books & Magazines category, produced by , and sold by Abebooks.com.
Former library book may include library markings Used book that is in excellent condition May show signs of wear or have minor defects
Condition: used
Disponibility: in_stock
Shipping: -1