Art & Architecture

ISBN: 9781407305684
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Exekias inscribes his signature on several of his vases, and so he is one of the relatively few archaic painters whose real name is known to us. He is arguably one of the most accomplished and innovative of all black-figure vase-painters workin... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521789455
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Housing is shaped by culturally-specific expectations about the kinds of architecture and furnishings that are appropriate; about how and where different activities should be carried out; and by and with whom. It is those expectations, and the... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199582594
Published by : Oxford University Press
The Pronomos Vase is a key piece of pictorial evidence for the contemporary staging of ancient Greek theatre: on one side it depicts the god Dionysus amongst the actors, musicians and author of a stage play, and on the other Dionysus is shown a... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783896469861
Published by : Verlag Marie Leidorf GmbH
This study deals with the specific iconographic peculiarities of late black-figure vase-painting, mainly on the basis of smaller vessels, which survived in much greater numbers. The range of iconographic themes are classified, analysed and com... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780300155235
Published by : Yale University Press
This is one of a series of publications that seek to provide an in-depth introduction to the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Following an introduction that considers how and where the vases were originally produced and ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788484711711
Published by : John Wiley & Sons Ltd
Beautifully designed and illustrated, this volume presents a catalogue of the Louvre's fine collection of Tanagras - Hellenistic teracotta figurines particularly associated with the workshops of Tanagra in Boetia. Essays examine the origins, pr... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781606060162
Published by : Getty Trust Publishing
Visitors to ancient sites today often wonder how the impressive buildings of which the remains can still be seen were constructed without modern machinery and techniques. This book is an attempt to answer that question, aimed at the wider publi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780892369980
Published by : Getty Trust Publishing
A nicely produced catalogue presenting the highlights of the stunning Greek and Roman antiquities collection of the Getty Museum. The pieces, from Cycladic art, through Greek, Etruscan and Roman are each photographed in full colour, and describ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407306780
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
study aims to define the function and meaning of images of horsemen and horse leaders on Attic grave and votive reliefs in the religious, political and social context of Attica in the fifth and fourth century B.C. The funerary reliefs are exami... .... Learn More