Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic World
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (728 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1606064398 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-22 |
| Language | : | English |
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“A superlative, richly illustrated, very readable catalog.”—Los Angeles Times
Power and Pathos gathers together significant examples of bronze sculpture in order to highlight their varying styles, techniques, contexts, functions, and histories. Rare survivors from antiquity, large bronze statues are today often displayed in isolation, decontextualized as masterpieces of ancient art. Designed to become the standard reference for decades to come, the book emphasizes the unique role of bronze both as a medium of prestige and artistic innovation and as a material exceptionally suited for reproduction. As the first comprehensive volume on large-scale Hellenistic bronze statuary, this book includes groundbreaking archaeological, art-historical, and scientific essays offering new approaches to understanding ancient production and correctly identifying these remarkable pieces. Yet it was a time when artists throughout the Mediterranean developed new forms, dynamic compositions, and graphic realism to meet new expressive goals, particularly in the realm of portraiture. For the general public and specialists alike, the Hellenistic period (323–31 BC) and its diverse artistic legacy remain underexplored and no
William Suddaby said WONDROUS ANCIENT BRONZE. Jens Daehner and Kenneth Lapatin, both curators at the Getty Villa, have put together a quite important volume of the rare bronze sculpture that has happened to survive from the Hellenistic world--beautifully produced and organized. It consists of eleven essays by international experts and a catalogue of the fifty-five marvelous sculptures in the exhibition, each with lucid commentary by the editors or additional scholars. All of the text is helpfully cross-ref. "Five Stars" according to Lily White. Thank you.. Troubled Catalogue for a Diminished Exhibition Ancient Greek bronze statuary is a fascinating topic, reflecting the tremendous technical, artistic and philosophical achievements of the culture that produced it, but it is only partially captured by this volume. Composed to accompany a landmark exhibition that started in Florence (Italy) before moving to California and then concluding in Washington, DC, the essays reflect unresolved tensions between writing for the scholarly crowd (that, for example, knows Gr