Greek and Roman art

Thames & Hudson

2020

176 pages

Art essentials

Includes bibliographical references (page 171) and index

9780500295250

Statues in stone: the perils of progress -- Statues in bronze: discovering new possibilities -- Decorating architecture with sculpture: reconciling shapes and stories -- Greek painting: creating a convincing image -- Widening horizons: innovation and renovation in later Greek sculpture -- Painting captures the visible world: figures in space and light -- Roman sculpture: adoption and adaptation of the Greek legacy -- Roman painting: using the inheritance for decoration -- Unity and diversity in the art of the Roman empire

"For more than 2,000 years the art of Greece and Rome has lain at the heart of western civilization. This book recaptures the excitement of the artists who first created it. It traces the daring innovations of those who, defying traditional wisdom, explored new ideas; it describes the valiant struggles of sculptors and painters to portray - for the first time - both the complexities of the human form and the richness of human emotions. So much has been destroyed by the ravages of time that Greek and Roman art seems to consist only of impressive ruins and broken fragments. Yet the creative achievements of the Greeks and their legacy, as adapted by the Romans, have never lost their power."--Page [2] of cover.

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