The stunning masterpieces of Ancient Greece and Rome are fundamental to the story of art in Western culture and to the origins of art history. The expanding Greek world of Alexander the Great had an enormous impact on the Mediterranean superpower of Rome. Generals, rulers, and artists seized, imitated, and re-thought the stunning legacy of Greek painting and sculpture, culminating in the greatest art-collector the world had ever seen, the Roman emperor, Hadrian. This exciting new look at Classical art starts with the excavation of the buried city of Pompeii, and investigates the grandiose monuments of ancient tyrants, and the sensual beauty of Apollo and Venus. Concluding with that most influential invention of all, the human portrait, it highlights the re-discovery of Classical art in the modern world, from the treasure hunts of Renaissance Rome to scientific retrieval in the twenty-first century.
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This look at Classical art starts with the excavation of the buried city of Pompeii, and investigates the monuments of ancient tyrants, and the sensual beauty of Apollo and Venus. Concluding with the human portrait, it highlights the re-discovery of Classical art in the modern world.
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Introduction ; 1. Painting Antiquity: Rediscovering Art ; 2. Moving Statues: Art in the Age of Imitation ; 3. Sensuality, Sexuality, and the Love of Art ; 4. Sizing up Power: Masters of Art ; 5. Facing up to Antiquity: Art to the Life ; Notes ; Timeline ; Bibliographic Essay ; Museums and Websites ; List of Illustrations ; Maps and Plans ; Index
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Shows how sexual lust and political power combined to produce some of the most important works in Western art. A lively and exciting new look at classical art. Relates this ancient period to the present day through discussion of excavations and new discoveries.
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Mary Beard and John Henderson both teach Classics at the University of Cambridge. Mary Beard is a fellow of Newnham College, and John Henderson is a fellow of King's College, Cambridge.
Shows how sexual lust and political power combined to produce some of the most important works in Western art. A lively and exciting new look at classical art. Relates this ancient period to the present day through discussion of excavations and new discoveries.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192842374
Publisert
2001
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
560 gr
Høyde
237 mm
Bredde
167 mm
Dybde
15 mm
Aldersnivå
G, P, UP, UU, 01, 06, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
304

Biographical note

Mary Beard and John Henderson both teach Classics at the University of Cambridge. Mary Beard is a fellow of Newnham College, and John Henderson is a fellow of King's College, Cambridge.