Olympian Gods: From the Collection of Sculptures, Dresden
From the Dresden Sculpture Collection
$54.81
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2018
Summary
Featuring ancient Greek and Roman sculpture, this book explores the artistic history and legacy of ancient statues of the gods. For people in ancient Greece, ornately and imposingly fashioned statues depicting the gods symbolised power or ideal beauty. During the Roman Empire, when sculptors copied Greek models, the sculptures conveyed an aura of education and scholarship. This volume showcases antique sculptures that represent the most important Greek Olympian gods. Culled from the collecti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783791358284 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3791358286 |
| Author: | Stephan Koja, Michael Philipp |
| Publisher: | Prestel |
| Imprint: | Prestel |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2018 |
| Weight: | 794g |
| Dimensions: | 300mm x 240mm |
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About The Author
Stephan Koja
STEPHAN KOJA is Director of the Gemaldegalerie Alte Meister and the Skulpturensammlung (classical antiquity to 1800) in Dresden, Germany.MICHAEL PHILIPP is Chief Curator of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam, Germany.ORTRUD WESTHEIDER is Director of the Museum Barberini in Potsdam.
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