Greek Sculpture

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By Mark D. Fullerton

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Greek Sculpture by Mark D. Fullerton explores the evolution of Greek sculpture from its early origins through its peak in the classical period. The book examines the aesthetic, cultural, and historical significance of these artworks, providing insights into how they reflect the broader societal changes of their time. It offers rich analysis and imagery, making it an essential resource for understanding the enduring legacy of Greek art.
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Greek Sculpture

Greek Sculpture presents a chronological overview of the plastic and glyptic art forms in the ancient Greek world from the emergence of life-sized 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.

Description

Greek Sculpture presents a chronological overview of the plastic and glyptic art forms in the ancient Greek world from the emergence of life-sized 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.

The book:

Compares the evolution of Greek sculpture over the centuries to works of contemporaneous Mediterranean civilisations.
Emphasises 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.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781444339796

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 April 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 188.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 816g

Pages: 384

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Ancient & Classical History Arts & Culture European History History & Military Mark D. Fullerton Non-Fiction

About the Author

Mark D. Fullerton is Professor of History of Art and Classics at The Ohio State University. He is the author of The Archaistic Style in Roman Statuary (1990), Greek Art (2000), and co-editor of Ancient Art and its Historiography (2003).