Greek Art and Archaeology

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More troubling is the fact that in his discussion of these works the author seems to be primarily interested in discussing the ways in which these reliefs illustrate the “Italic Style,” a concept set forth by R. Organizing Committee: Argyro Loukaki, Dimitris Plantzos, Konstantinos Soueref, Jenny Albani, Dionysis Mourelatos, and Stavros Alifragkis.

If you have achieved a pass mark overall but fail to submit a coursework essay or to sit the slide test, you will be given a Force Fail result. Many, however, are more thematic, weaving different media together within a particular time or place, or setting artistic developments within specific historical contexts. Textboxes focus on specific works of art and various cultural issues, with topics ranging from the symposion to the problems associated with using Roman copies to reconstruct lost Greek works. A completely new exploration of the the myths and iconography of the Greek deity Poseidon, that looks at the sea and the art that it inspired in antiquity.The monuments presented in each chapter are, for the most part, canonical but the author departs from the approaches of other authors of survey texts by taking a decidedly archaeological approach and including issues such as excavation history and authenticity.

It explores architecture, sculpture, vase painting, wall painting and metalwork, blending factual information with scholarly interpretation and the latest archaeological discoveries. Neer, is the only comprehensive survey that reflects current scholarly approaches and new ways of looking at both art history and archaeology. Plantzos is a prolific scholar whose wide-ranging publications in both Greek and English include studies of Hellenistic and Roman engraved gems and of the connection between the discipline of classical archaeology and constructions of Hellenic identity in twentieth-century Greece. Traces the development of Archaic Greek sculpture in terms of styles and regions, providing a comprehensive range of pictures for the period that includes coverage of unfamiliar, rarely reproduced sculptures. Complementing the other handbooks this volume also presents Greek sculpture made in the colonies of Italy and Sicily from the Archaic period onwards, as well as that made for eastern, non-Greek rulers.The badly damaged west pedimental figures did, however, suffer at the hands of the Venetians, not from the bombardment but from attempts to remove them afterward. More Hamburger icon An icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon.