Hellenistic And Roman Ideal Sculpture

Author : Rachel Meredith Kousser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781107699700
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book Hellenistic and Roman Ideal Sculpture written by Rachel Meredith Kousser and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-09-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Rachel Kousser draws on contemporary reception theory to present a new approach to Hellenistic and Roman ideal sculpture. She analyzes the Romans' preference for retrospective, classicizing statuary based on Greek models as opposed to the innovative creations prized by modern scholars. Using a case study of a particular sculptural type, a forceful yet erotic image of Venus, Kousser argues that the Romans self-consciously employed such sculptures to represent their ties to the past in a rapidly evolving world. Kousser presents Hellenistic and Roman ideal sculpture as an example of a highly effective artistic tradition that was, by modern standards, extraordinarily conservative. At the same time, the Romans' flexible and opportunistic use of past forms also had important implications for the future: it constituted the origins of classicism in Western art.

Author : George Henry Chase
Publisher :
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Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek and Roman Sculpture in American Collections written by George Henry Chase and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rachel Kousser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781107694682
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book The Afterlives of Greek Sculpture written by Rachel Kousser and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Afterlives of Greek Sculpture is the first comprehensive, historical account of the afterlives of ancient Greek monumental sculptures. Whereas scholars have traditionally focused on the creation of these works, Rachel Kousser instead draws on archaeological and textual sources to analyze the later histories of these sculptures, reconstructing the processes of damage and reparation that characterized the lives of Greek images. Using an approach informed by anthropology and iconoclasm studies, Kousser describes how damage to sculptures took place within a broader cultural context. She also tracks the development of an anti-iconoclastic discourse in Hellenic society from the Persian wars to the death of Cleopatra. Her study offers a fresh perspective on the role of the image in ancient Greece. It also sheds new light on the creation of Hellenic cultural identity and the formation of collective memory in the Classical and Hellenistic eras.

Author : Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520044517
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek and Roman Sculpture in America written by Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Guy Dickins
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hellenistic Sculpture written by Guy Dickins and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Lucilla Burn
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 196 pages
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Download or read book Hellenistic Art written by Lucilla Burn and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: His vast territory, split up among his generals after his premature death, was ruled by several great Hellenistic dynasties, whose kingdoms encompassed a variety of strongly independent cultural traditions. Eventually, by the late first century BC, all of the Hellenistic kingdoms had come under the dominion of Rome.

Author : Jens M. Deahner
Publisher : Getty Publications
ISBN 13 : 1606064398
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Power and Pathos written by Jens M. Deahner and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2015-05-24 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the general public and specialists alike, the Hellenistic period (323–31 BC) and its diverse artistic legacy remain underexplored and not well understood. Yet it was a time when artists throughout the Mediterranean developed new forms, dynamic compositions, and graphic realism to meet new expressive goals, particularly in the realm of portraiture. Rare survivors from antiquity, large bronze statues are today often displayed in isolation, decontextualized as masterpieces of ancient art. Power and Pathos gathers together significant examples of bronze sculpture in order to highlight their varying styles, techniques, contexts, functions, and histories. As the first comprehensive volume on large-scale Hellenistic bronze statuary, this book includes groundbreaking archaeological, art-historical, and scientific essays offering new approaches to understanding ancient production and correctly identifying these remarkable pieces. Designed to become the standard reference for decades to come, the book emphasizes the unique role of bronze both as a medium of prestige and artistic innovation and as a material exceptionally suited for reproduction. Power and Pathos is published on the occasion of an exhibition on view at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence from March 14 to June 21, 2015; at the J. Paul Getty Museum from July 20 through November 1, 2015; and at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, from December 6, 2015, through March 20, 2016.

Author : Nancy Lorraine Thompson
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588392228
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Roman Art written by Nancy Lorraine Thompson and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2007 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete introduction to the rich cultural legacy of Rome through the study of Roman art ... It includes a discussion of the relevance of Rome to the modern world, a short historical overview, and descriptions of forty-five works of art in the Roman collection organized in three thematic sections: Power and Authority in Roman Portraiture; Myth, Religion, and the Afterlife; and Daily Life in Ancient Rome. This resource also provides lesson plans and classroom activities."--Publisher website.

Author : Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway
Publisher : Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN 13 : 9780299118242
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.4X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hellenistic Sculpture written by Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now available in paperback, this rigorous and challenging book questions the Hellenistic dating of many famous monuments, based on careful examination of evidence. "Fluently written, clearly organized, and thoroughly and impeccably documented. Anyone who has a serious interest in Hellenistic art will want to read it and refer to it."--Jerome J. Pollitt, Yale University

Author : Edmund von Mach
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Total Pages : 552 pages
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Download or read book A Handbook of Greek and Roman Sculpture written by Edmund von Mach and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: