Classical Art: From Greece to Rome (Oxford History of Art (Paperback)) (Paperback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 24 hours | |Short Description for Classical Art 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.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 19 July 2001
- Format: Paperback 304 pages
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- Categories: Art History | Art History: Ancient & Classical BCE to c 500 CE | Reference Works | Cultural Studies | Ancient History: To C 500 CE
- ISBN 13: 9780192842374 ISBN 10: 0192842374
- Sales rank: 81,404
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Full description for Classical Art
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.
