Personal Styles in Greek Sculpture

Identifies and evaluates the distinctive styles of five important ancient Greek sculptors.

List of contents

Introduction: masters and masterworks in the study of classical sculpture J. J. Pollitt; 1. Pheidias Evelyn B. Harrison; 2. Polykleitos Adolf H. Borbein; 3. Praxiteles Aileen Ajootian; 4. Lysippos Charles M. Edwards; 5. Damophon Petros Themelis.

Summary

The aim of this 1996 book is to identify and assess the distinctive styles of five important ancient Greek sculptors. By using the most recent archaeological evidence and re-evaluating both the ancient literary sources and earlier scholarly literature, the international group of authors whose essays appear here expands our understanding of the role of personal styles in ancient art.

Product details

• Authors: Palagia Olga, Olga Palagia
• Assisted by: Yale University Department of Classics (Editor), Olga Palagia (Editor), J. J. Pollitt (Editor), Jerome Jordan Pollitt (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.05.2011
• EAN: 9780521657389
• ISBN: 978-0-521-65738-9
• No. of pages: 250
• Dimensions: 189 mm x 246 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 491 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous