Greek Art and ArchaeologyPraised as being an ideal introduction to the field, this book explores the development of Greek art and civilisation across three millennia, from the engimatically beautiful Cycladic figurines of the Bronze Age to the sensuous sculptures, mosaics and buildings of the Hellenistic period. This new edition includes the latest archaeological discoveries such as the 7th century b.c. statue found on the island of Thera as well as expanded coverage on the art of Macedon. The author has also added special interest boxed inserts on Greek culture & society and on controversies & issues. Clearly written and authoritative, the author blends insightful interpretation and numerous well-chosen illustrations to provide the most accessible introduction available today. |
Contents
Preface | 8 |
The recovery of antiquity | 14 |
The eighteenth century 16 The nineteenth century 17 The twentieth century | 21 |
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Acropolis Aegean Agora altar amphora Apollo appear Archaeological Archaic architects architecture Asia Minor Athenian Athens Attic black-figure British Museum Bronze Age building built cella chariot clay colonnade columns Corinth Corinthian court Crete Cyclades decorated Delphi Dionysos Doric Doric order drapery east evidence example excavation façade feet female fifth century BC figures figurines flank fourth century BC frieze front grave Greece Greek hair head Height 6 ft Hellenistic Hera Herakles houses Ionic Iraklion Museum island ivory Knossos Kore kouros krater limestone Marble meters metopes Minoan mosaics motifs Mycenae Mycenaean National Museum Nike Olympia opisthodomos painters palace Parthenon pediment Pergamon period peristyle Persians Polykleitos porch Poseidonia pots pottery rectangular red-figure relief Roman copy Samos sanctuary scene sculpted sculpture Selinus shape shows Sicily side South Italy statue Stoa stone style Syracuse Temple of Athena terracotta tombs torso Troy vase wall painting Zeus