Classical Art
From Greece to Rome
$86.67
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2001
Summary
The stunning masterpieces of Ancient Greece and Rome are fundamental to the story of art in Western culture and to the origins of art history. The expanding Greek world of Alexander the Great had an enormous impact on the Mediterranean superpower of Rome. Generals, rulers, and artists seized, imitated, and re-thought the stunning legacy of Greek painting and sculpture, culminating in the greatest art-collector the world had ever seen, the Roman emperor, Hadrian.
This exciting new look…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192842374 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192842374 |
| Author: | Mary Beard, John Henderson |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2001 |
| Weight: | 580g |
| Dimensions: | 237mm x 167mm x 15mm |
| Series: | Oxford History of Art |
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Critics Review
“This is no conventional book on Classical Art, but a critique of Greek art through Roman eyes, analyzing the complexity of the Romans’ reception of Greek pictorial and sculptural ‘masterpieces, ’ most of which are only known today through their Roman versions.”–Richard Brilliant, Columbia University
“Innovative, challenging, and never dull, this is a bracing departure from the norm. Readers will welcome its strong thesis and trenchant refusal to take received wisdom on trust.”–Andrew Stewart, University of California, BerkeleyAbout The Author
Mary Beard
Mary Beard and John Henderson both teach Classics at the University of Cambridge. Mary Beard is a fellow of Newnham College, and John Henderson is a fellow of King’s College, Cambridge.
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