Ancient Greek and Roman Art and Architecture: Volume 1 Handbook of Greek Sculpture

The Handbook Of Greek Sculpture Aims To Provide A Detailed Examination Of Current Research And Directions In The Field. Bringing Together An International Cast Of Contributors From Greece, Italy, France, Great Britain, Germany, And The United States, The Volume Incorporates New Areas Of Research, Such As The Sculptures Of Messene And Macedonia, Sculpture In Roman Greece, And The Contribution Of Greek Sculptors In Rome, As Well As Important Aspects Of Greek Sculpture Like Techniques And Patronage. The Written Sources (literary And Epigraphical) Are Explored In Dedicated Chapters, As Are Function And Iconography And The Reception Of Greek Sculpture In Modern Europe. Inspired By Recent Exhibitions On Lysippos And Praxiteles, The Book Also Revisits The Style And The Personal Contributions Of The Great Masters. Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Greek Sculpture In The Roman Empire: The Literary Sources -- 3. Sculptors' Signatures -- 4. Patronage, Compensation, And The Social Status Of Sculptors -- 5. Architectural Sculpture -- 6. Funerary Sculpture: Women On Attic Grave Reliefs -- 7. Honorific Portraiture -- 8. The Portraits Of The Ptolemies -- 9. The Portraits Of Herodes Atticus And His Circle -- 10. The Archaic Style In Greek Sculpture -- 11. The Invention Of The Classical Style In Sculpture -- 12. The Gold And Ivory Cult Statues Of Pheidias In Athens And Olympia -- 13. The Great Masters Of The Fourth Century -- 14. The Hellenistic Styles In Greek Sculpture -- 15. Prolegomena To The Study Of Sculpture In Sicily In The Archaic And Classical Periods -- 16. The Sculpture Of Melos -- 17. The Sculpture Of Macedonia -- 18. The Sculpture Of Messene -- 19. Greek Sculptors In Rome: An Art For The Romans -- 20. Copies Of Greek Statuary From Greece In The Roman Imperial Period -- 21. Piecing, Attachments, Repairs -- 22. Polychromy In Greek Sculpture -- 23. The Legacy Of Greek Sculpture -- Contributors -- Index Of Museums -- Index Of Artists Olga Palagia. Mode Of Access: Internet Via World Wide Web. In English.