Greek Sculpture and the Problem of Description

Informationen zum Autor A. A. Donohue is Rhys Carpenter Professor of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College. Klappentext This book examines how interpretation and examination of Greek sculpture are intertwined. Zusammenfassung When interpreting Greek statues! scholars have emphasised the importance of separating objective evaluation of evidence from interpretation! but in practice it has proved difficult to draw this distinction. This study examines the scholarship on a select number of well-known Greek statues from the eighteenth century through the present. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The problem of archeological description; 2. Nikandre's dedication and the description of early Greek statuary; 3. The analysis of the clothed female form.

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• Authors: A A Donohue, A. A. Donohue, A. A. (Bryn Mawr College Donohue, Donohue A. A.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2011
• EAN: 9781107400504
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40050-4
• No. of pages: 278
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; ART / General, Non-graphic art forms, Non-graphic and electronic art forms