Xenia Antiqua

Author : Antonio Corso
Publisher : L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER
ISBN 13 : 8882652955
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Art of Praxiteles written by Antonio Corso and published by L'ERMA di BRETSCHNEIDER. This book was released on 2004 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Praxiteles is one of the most famous sculptors from ancient Greece. This study looks at both his personal background and the activities of his workshop. Chapters are devoted to placing Praxiteles in the artistic context of the period, alongside his rivals, before Corso examines his birth, family, early life and education. Subsequent chapters look at the work of Praxiteles in the workshop of Cephisodotus the Elder in the late 4th century and the art he created then, before turning to Praxiteles' own workshop and the now famous collection of works that he produced: The kidnapping of Persephone, Persephone descending to the Underworld, The Caryatids, the Maenads, and the bronze statues of Dionysus and Eros, to name just a few.

Author : Stephen L. Dyson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521874599
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Archaeology, Ideology and Urbanism in Rome from the Grand Tour to Berlusconi written by Stephen L. Dyson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews the complex relationship between Rome's rich archaeology, changing cultural and ideological agendas, and its urban development.

Author : Claudia La Malfa
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789141796
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Raphael and the Antique written by Claudia La Malfa and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2020-02-15 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Renaissance artist Raphael is known for his extraordinary frescoes, his sublime Madonnas, devotional altarpieces, architectural designs, and his inventive designs for prints and tapestries. It was his use of ancient Roman art—the sculptures, the marble reliefs, the wall-paintings, and the stuccoes—and architecture—the temples, the palaces, and the theaters—as well as the churches and mosaics of early-Christian Rome, that formed his much-admired classical style. In Raphael and the Antique, Claudia La Malfa gives a full account of Raphael’s prodigious career, from central Italy when he was seventeen years old, to Perugia, Siena, and Florence, where he first met with Leonardo and Michelangelo, to Rome where he became one of the most feted artists of the Renaissance. This book brings to light Raphael’s reinvention of classical models, his draftsmanship, and his concept of art—ideas he pursued and was still striving to perfect at the time of his death in 1520 at the young age of thirty-seven.

Author : Katelijn Vandorpe
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118428471
Total Pages : 789 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt written by Katelijn Vandorpe and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-06-05 with total page 789 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative and multidisciplinary Companion to Egypt during the Greco‑Roman and Late Antique period With contributions from noted authorities in the field, A Companion to Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt offers a comprehensive resource that covers almost 1000 years of Egyptian history, starting with the liberation of Egypt from Persian rule by Alexander the Great in 332 BC and ending in AD 642, when Arab rule started in the Nile country. The Companion takes a largely sociological perspective and includes a section on life portraits at the end of each part. The theme of identity in a multicultural environment and a chapter on the quality of life of Egypt's inhabitants clearly illustrate this objective. The authors put the emphasis on the changes that occurred in the Greco-Roman and Late Antique periods, as illustrated by such topics as: Traditional religious life challenged; Governing a country with a past: between tradition and innovation; and Creative minds in theory and praxis. This important resource: Discusses how Egypt became part of a globalizing world in Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine times Explores notable innovations by the Ptolemies and Romans Puts the focus on the longue durée development Offers a thematic and multidisciplinary approach to the subject, bringing together scholars of different disciplines Contains life portraits in which various aspects and themes of people’s daily life in Egypt are discussed Written for academics and students of the Greco-Roman and Late Antique Egypt period, this Companion offers a guide that is useful for students in the areas of Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and New Testament studies.

Author : Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN 13 : 1588391922
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Set in Stone written by Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 2006 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher description

Author : Rosamond McKitterick
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107041643
Total Pages : 523 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old Saint Peter's, Rome written by Rosamond McKitterick and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-07 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides the first full study of the predecessor church of St Peter's Basilica in Rome, from late antique construction to Renaissance destruction.

Author : Richard Wittman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009414526
Total Pages : 443 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rebuilding St. Paul's Outside the Walls written by Richard Wittman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-01-25 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the reconstruction of the Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls, providing a new prehistory of the great Catholic revival after 1850.

Author : Cinzia Maria Sicca
Publisher : Studies in British Art
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book John Talman written by Cinzia Maria Sicca and published by Studies in British Art. This book was released on 2008 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work is a full-length study of John Talman, the first director of the Society of Antiquaries and one of the most influential collectors of drawings in early 18th century Britain.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 213 pages
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Download or read book Xenia Antiqua written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Guido Petruccioli
Publisher : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1803272570
Total Pages : 314 pages
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Download or read book Ancient Art and its Commerce in Early Twentieth-Century Europe written by Guido Petruccioli and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2022-12-29 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Marshall (1862-1928) was an antiquities expert hired by the Metropolitan Museum of New York. An attentive observer of the antiquities trade, Marshall's archive, photographs and annotations on more than 1000 objects, shines light on the secretive world of art dealing and how objects arrived at the largest museums of Europe and North America.