Greek Sculpture: Function, Materials, and Techniques in the Archaic and Classical Periods

by Edited by Olga Palagia

• ISBN13: 9780521738378
• ISBN10: 0521738377
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-06
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Greek sculpture developed into a fine art in the archaic and classical periods. With the human figure as its main subject, artists worked to represent it in increasingly naturalistic terms. This book explores the material aspects of Greek sculpture at a pivotal phase in its evolution. Considering typologies and function, an international team of experts traces the development of technical characteristics of marble and bronze sculpture, the choice of particular marbles in different areas, and the types of monuments that were created on the Greek mainland, the islands and the west coast of Asia Minor. Taking a novel approach to a key topic in classical archaeology, this volume will serve as the groundwork for future research.

Table of Contents

Sources and models

Archaic Athens and the Cyclades

Archaic and Classical Magna Graecia

Classical Athens

Late Classical Asia Minor: dynasts and their tombs

Archaic and Classical bronzes

Marble carving techniques

Greek and Roman white marbles

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