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The Art of Painting in Ancient Greece

The Art of Painting in Ancient Greece

by Dimitris Plantzos
Paperback
Publication Date: 15/05/2018

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This new and richly illustrated overview of Greek painting combines a fresh scholarly approach to visual arts with the most complete survey to date of the painted monuments of classical antiquity. The Art of Painting in Ancient Greece covers a wide chronological and geographical span, from the Bronze Age murals of Knossos, Santorini and Mycenae to the opulent villas of the Roman Empire, from Anatolia and Egypt in the East to Campania and Etruria in the West. Surveying the techniques, materials, and works produced, as well as ancient literary accounts, the book engages in five main lines of inquiry: Why did the Greeks cover the walls of their sanctuaries, agoras, palaces, homes, and even their tombs with painted images? What topics, real or imaginary, did they choose to depict? How were those images created? What were the techniques employed and the materials used? Who painted those images? And how does the spectacular phenomenon of Greek monumental painting compare with other branches of Greek art, from mosaics and vase painting to sculpture?
ISBN:
9781948488051
9781948488051
Category:
History of art / art & design styles
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
15-05-2018
Publisher:
Lockwood Press
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
360
Dimensions (mm):
279x221x25mm
Weight:
1.78kg

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