History of Greek Art

Informationen zum Autor Mark D. Stansbury-O'Donnell is a Professor of Art History at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He is the author of Pictorial Narrative in Ancient Greek Art (1999), Vase Painting, Gender, and Social Identity in Archaic Athens (2006), and Looking at Greek Art (2011). Klappentext Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Uniquely intersperses chapters devoted to major periods of Greek art from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period, with chapters containing discussions of important contextual themes across all of the periods Contextual chapters illustrate how a range of factors, such as the urban environment, gender, markets, and cross-cultural contact, influenced the development of art Chronological chapters survey the appearance and development of key artistic genres and explore how artifacts and architecture of the time reflect these styles Offers a variety of engaging and informative pedagogical features to help students navigate the subject, such as timelines, theme-based textboxes, key terms defined in margins, and further readings. Information is presented clearly and contextualized so that it is accessible to students regardless of their prior level of knowledge A book companion website is available at www.wiley.gom/go/greekart with the following resources: PowerPoint slides, glossary, and timeline Zusammenfassung Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Illustrations xiii Acknowledgments xxi Timeline xxiii About the Website xxvii Maps xxviii 1 Introduction and Issues in the History of Greek Art 1 An Alternative Mini-History of Greek Art 6 Some Questions to Consider for this Book 10 The Plan of this Book 15 A Few Notes About Using this Book 16 Textbox: Stylistic Analysis and Sir John Beazley 17 References 18 Further Reading 18 2 The Early and Middle Bronze Ages c. 3100-1600 BCE 19 Timeline 20 Chronology, Regions, Periods, and Pottery Analysis 21 Early Cycladic and Minoan Periods, c. 3100-2000 BCE 24 Early to Middle Helladic ( c. 3100-1675 BCE) 27 Protopalatial and Neopalatial Crete 32 The Cyclades 39 Middle Helladic to the Late Helladic I Shaft Graves 43 Textbox: The Eruption of Thera and Debates over Absolute Chronology 46 References 47 Further Reading 47 3 The Late Bronze Age II-III ( c. 1600-1075 BCE) 48 Timeline 49 Late Minoan (LM II to LM III) 51 Late Helladic Architecture 52 Late Helladic Pottery and Terracottas 59 Textbox: The Trojan War 66 References 67 Further Reading 67 4 The Sub-Mycenaean, Protogeometric, and Geometric Periods ( c. 1075-700 BCE) 68 Timeline 69 Pottery 71 Sculpture 84 Architecture 89 Textbox: What is in a Name? 95 References 96 Further Reading 96 5 Contexts I: Civic, Domestic, and Funerary 97 Timeline 98 The City and its Spaces 99 The Agora 105 Houses and Domestic Spaces 111 Textiles 115 The Symposion 118 Graves 122 Textbox: Agency 127 References 128 Further Reading 129 6 The Seventh Century ( c. 725/700-625/600 BCE) 130 Timeline 131 Greek Pottery Pa...

List of contents

Illustrations xiii
 
Acknowledgments xxi
 
Timeline xxiii
 
About the Website xxvii
 
Maps xxviii
 
1 Introduction and Issues in the History of Greek Art 1
 
An Alternative Mini-History of Greek Art 6
 
Some Questions to Consider for this Book 10
 
The Plan of this Book 15
 
A Few Notes About Using this Book 16
 
Textbox: Stylistic Analysis and Sir John Beazley 17
 
References 18
 
Further Reading 18
 
2 The Early and Middle Bronze Ages c. 3100-1600 bce 19
 
Timeline 20
 
Chronology, Regions, Periods, and Pottery Analysis 21
 
Early Cycladic and Minoan Periods, c. 3100-2000 bce 24
 
Early to Middle Helladic (c. 3100-1675 bce) 27
 
Protopalatial and Neopalatial Crete 32
 
The Cyclades 39
 
Middle Helladic to the Late Helladic I Shaft Graves 43
 
Textbox: The Eruption of Thera and Debates over Absolute Chronology 46
 
References 47
 
Further Reading 47
 
3 The Late Bronze Age II-III (c. 1600-1075 bce) 48
 
Timeline 49
 
Late Minoan (LM II to LM III) 51
 
Late Helladic Architecture 52
 
Late Helladic Pottery and Terracottas 59
 
Textbox: The Trojan War 66
 
References 67
 
Further Reading 67
 
4 The Sub-Mycenaean, Protogeometric, and Geometric Periods (c. 1075-700 bce) 68
 
Timeline 69
 
Pottery 71
 
Sculpture 84
 
Architecture 89
 
Textbox: What is in a Name? 95
 
References 96
 
Further Reading 96
 
5 Contexts I: Civic, Domestic, and Funerary 97
 
Timeline 98
 
The City and its Spaces 99
 
The Agora 105
 
Houses and Domestic Spaces 111
 
Textiles 115
 
The Symposion 118
 
Graves 122
 
Textbox: Agency 127
 
References 128
 
Further Reading 129
 
6 The Seventh Century (c. 725/700-625/600 bce) 130
 
Timeline 131
 
Greek Pottery Painting and the Mediterranean 137
 
Metalwork and Terracotta 143
 
Architecture and its Decoration 145
 
Textbox: Network Theory 150
 
References 151
 
Further Reading 151
 
7 Contexts II: Sanctuaries and Architecture 152
 
Timeline 153
 
Sanctuaries 154
 
Temples and the Architectural Orders 161
 
A Mini-History of the Greek Temple 167
 
Other Buildings of the Sanctuary 170
 
Rituals and Offerings 172
 
Textbox: Ritual Analysis and Theoria 177
 
References 177
 
Further Reading 178
 
8 The Sixth Century (c. 625/600-480 bce) 179
 
Timeline 180
 
Architecture and Architectural Sculpture 181
 
Free-Standing Sculpture 190
 
Other Media 197
 
Painted Pottery 199
 
Textbox: Color in Greek Sculpture 207
 
References 208
 
Further Reading 208
 
9 Narrative 209
 
Timeline 210
 
Narrative and Artistic Style 212
 
Narrative Time and Space 214
 
Viewing Context 220
 
Art and Literature 222
 
Choice of Mood and Moment 225
 
Symbolic and Universal Aspects of Narrative 229
 
Textbox: Interpretation and Information Theory 233
 
References 234
 
Further Reading 234
 
10 The Fifth Century (c. 480-400 bce) 235
 
Timeline 236
 
Architecture, Architectural Sculpture, and Relief 244
 
The Acropolis at Athens 246
 
Late Fifth-Century Sculpture 253
 
Painting 255
 
Textbox: The Parthenon Marbles and Cult

About the author

Mark D. Stansbury-O'Donnell is a Professor of Art History at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He is the author of Pictorial Narrative in Ancient Greek Art (1999), Vase Painting, Gender, and Social Identity in Archaic Athens (2006), and Looking at Greek Art (2011).

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"Mark Stansbury-O'Donnell has written a thoroughly contemporary history of Greek art - the first that effectively integrates discussions of context with sensitive analysis of style. It provides students with a rich introduction to the fabric of ancient Greek culture." Tom Carpenter, Ohio University
 
"Stansbury-O'Donnell's admirable and innovative history deserves special praise for the fact that it devotes as much attention to ancient Greek art's cultural context as to its chronological and aesthetic development." J.J. Pollitt, Yale University
 
"Engaging introduction to Greek art...offers diachronic framework interspersed with chapters on synchronic themes, enhanced with comparative timelines including major monuments, definitions in margins, and profuse high-quality illustrations." Barbara A. Barletta, University of Florida
 
"A marvelous book, beautifully written and lavishly illustrated, it presents a well-rounded narrative of ancient Greek material culture. Combining a traditional diachronic approach with a fresh thematic coverage of the "contexts" of ancient Greek art, it provides a comprehensive understanding of the Greeks and their world for students at all levels." Kim S. Shelton, University of California, Berkeley
 
"One of the many things that makes Stansbury-O'Donnell's new survey of Greek art so refreshing - and so important - is his commitment to deep contexts. Specifically, he challenges students and teachers to think beyond the typical evolutionary model of 'ancient Greek art history,' and instead brilliantly focuses their attention on the rich cultural matrix that Greek art reflected, generated, and inspired." Peter Schultz, Concordia College
 
"Stansbury-O'Odonnell has created an up-to-date and stimulating volume that presents an intelligible chronological survey of Greek Art, interspersed with sections on contextual issues that examine the material from multiple synchronic perspectives and standpoints. This work will provide a valuable starting point for discussion among students on issues ancient and modern." Craig I. Hardiman, University of Waterloo, Canada
 
"With Stansbury-O'Donnell's skills in the interpretation of Greek art and the critical analysis of its historiography setting the tone throughout, this book provides readers at all levels with an insightful, thought-provoking introduction. Its clear structure, exquisite illustrations and extensive supporting materials make it the most comprehensive undergraduate textbook currently on the market." Katharina Lorenz, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
 
"Mark Stansbury-O'Donnell's A History of Greek Art presents a wide-ranging, magisterial, and superbly illustrated account of Greek art from the beginning of the Bronze Age to the end of the Hellenistic period. Its clear structure and exceedingly well chosen examples are most useful to students and teachers alike." Thomas Mannack, Beazley Archive, Oxford, United Kingdom

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• Authors: &apos, Mark D. donnell, Stansbury-O&apos, Mark D. Stansbury-O?donnell, Stansbury-O'Don, M Stansbury-O''don, Mark Stansbury-O'Donnell, Mark D Stansbury-O'Donnell, Mark D. Stansbury-O'Donnell, Mark D. (University of St. Thomas Stansbury-O'Donnell, Mark D. Stansbury-O''donnell, Mark D. (University of St. T Stansbury-O''donnell
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.01.2015
• EAN: 9781444350159
• ISBN: 978-1-4443-5015-9
• No. of pages: 448
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; Kunstgeschichte, Griechenland /Kultur, Künste, Classical Studies, Art & Applied Arts, Kunst u. Angewandte Kunst, Humanistische Studien, Kunstgeschichte u. -kritik, Art History & Criticism, Ancient & Classical Greek & Hellenistic History