Picture Worlds

Name: Picture Worlds
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SKU: 9781606069059
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This abundantly illustrated volume is the first to explore the painted pottery of the ancient Greek, Moche, and Maya cultures side by side. Satyrs and sphinxes, violent legumes, and a dancing maize deity figure in the stories painted on the pottery produced by the ancient Greek,... Read More

Format: Paperback / softback

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Picture Worlds

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This abundantly illustrated volume is the first to explore the painted pottery of the ancient Greek, Moche, and Maya side by side.

This abundantly illustrated volume is the first to explore the painted pottery of the ancient Greek, Moche, and Maya cultures side by side.

Description

This abundantly illustrated volume is the first to explore the painted pottery of the ancient Greek, Moche, and Maya cultures side by side.

Satyrs and sphinxes, violent legumes, and a dancing maize deity figure in the stories painted on the pottery produced by the ancient Greek, Moche, and Maya cultures, respectively. Picture Worlds is the first book to examine the elaborately decorated terracotta vessels of these three distinct civilizations. Although the cultures were separated by space and time, they all employed pottery as a way to tell stories, explain the world, and illustrate core myths and beliefs. Each of these painted pots is a picture world.

But why did these communities reach for pottery as a primary method of visual communication? How were the vessels produced and used? In this book, experts offer introductions to the civilizations, exploring these foundational questions and examining the painted imagery. Readers will be rewarded with a better understanding of each of these ancient societies, fascinating insights into their cultural commonalities and differences, and fresh perspectives on image making and storytelling, practices that remain vibrant to this day.

This volume is published to accompany an exhibition on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa from April 10 to July 29, 2024, and at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University from September 14 to December 15, 2024.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781606069059

Publisher: Getty Trust Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 April 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: J. Paul Getty Museum

Illustration: 121 color and 27 b/w illustrations, 3 maps

Contributors:

Edited by Megan E O'Neil
Edited by David Saunders
Contributions by Kathleen Lynch
Contributions by Ulla Holmquist Pachas
Contributions by Andrew D Turner
Contributions by Jeffrey Quilter
Contributions by Elena Vega
Contributions by Carlos Rengifo
Contributions by Stephen Houston

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 208

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Arts & Culture Home & Garden Non-Fiction

About the Author

"Megan E. O'Neil is an assistant professor of art history at Emory University" "David Saunders is associate curator of antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum."