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Hellenistic Sculpture II: The Styles of ca. 200-100 B.C. (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)
Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway
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Description for Hellenistic Sculpture II: The Styles of ca. 200-100 B.C. (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)
Paperback. Scrutinizes most of the best-known pieces of Greek sculpture to determine what can be securely considered to have been produced during 200-100 BC. This book reveals a tentative but plausible picture of the artistic trends of this fascinating period. Series: Wisconsin Studies in Classics. Num Pages: 456 pages, 82 halftones, 24 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AFKB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1202.
Employing the same methodology she has used in her previous studies of Greek sculpture, Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway critically scrutinizes most of the best-known pieces of Greek sculpture to determine what can be securely considered to have been produced during 200-100 B.C. Arguing that characterizations of the second century have been overly influenced by the dramatic Pergamon Altar, Ridgway begins afresh, examining architectural sculpture, statuary in the round, funerary and votive reliefs, and the difficult cases of sculptures known only, or primarily, through later copies, or found on Italian soil but probably made by Greek masters. Her exploration ultimately reveals a ... Read more
Employing the same methodology she has used in her previous studies of Greek sculpture, Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway critically scrutinizes most of the best-known pieces of Greek sculpture to determine what can be securely considered to have been produced during 200-100 B.C. Arguing that characterizations of the second century have been overly influenced by the dramatic Pergamon Altar, Ridgway begins afresh, examining architectural sculpture, statuary in the round, funerary and votive reliefs, and the difficult cases of sculptures known only, or primarily, through later copies, or found on Italian soil but probably made by Greek masters. Her exploration ultimately reveals a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Condition
New
Series
Wisconsin Studies in Classics
Number of Pages
456
Place of Publication
Wisconsin, United States
ISBN
9780299167141
SKU
V9780299167141
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About Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway
Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway is the Rhys Carpenter Professor Emerita of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College. Her many books include Hellenistic Sculpture I: The Styles of ca. 331-200 B.C. and Fourth-Century Styles in Greek Sculpture. She is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement from the Archaeological Institute of America.
Reviews for Hellenistic Sculpture II: The Styles of ca. 200-100 B.C. (Wisconsin Studies in Classics)
Without doubt the most influential scholar of Greek sculpture of the last thirty years. - Mark Fullerton, author of The Archaistic Style in Roman Statuary