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Classical Greece and the Birth of Western Art
Andrew Stewart
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Description for Classical Greece and the Birth of Western Art
paperback. Addresses the 'Classical Revolution' in Greek art, its contexts, aims, achievements, and impact. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 17. Weight in Grams: 794.
What was the 'Classical Revolution' in Greek art? What were its contexts, aims, achievements, and impact? This book introduces students to these questions and guides them towards the answers. Andrew Stewart examines Greek architecture, painting, and sculpture of the fifth and fourth centuries BC in relation to the great political, social, cultural, and intellectual issues of the period.
What was the 'Classical Revolution' in Greek art? What were its contexts, aims, achievements, and impact? This book introduces students to these questions and guides them towards the answers. Andrew Stewart examines Greek architecture, painting, and sculpture of the fifth and fourth centuries BC in relation to the great political, social, cultural, and intellectual issues of the period.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521618359
SKU
V9780521618359
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99-12
About Andrew Stewart
Andrew Stewart is Nicholas C. Petris Professor of Greek Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. A scholar of Greek art and archaeology, he has received fellowships from the Guggenheim and Getty Foundations and the ACLS and is a member of the American School of Classical Studies in Athens and the Deutsches Archäologisches Institut. He is the author of Art, ... Read more
Reviews for Classical Greece and the Birth of Western Art
"Stewart's volume is intended for a broad audience, but it is not a general handbook. This is a discussion of Greek history, the cultural and political elements that made up Greek society in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., and their influences on the visual arts and literature. Since most books on ancient art provide a rather paltry amount of ... Read more