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Greek Art (Fifth) (World of Art)
John Boardman
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Description for Greek Art (Fifth) (World of Art)
Paperback. We now know conclusively that Greeks in fact lavished their sculptures with realistic colour paint, and also worked with a wealth of other materials on a major scale, including wood and precious metals. This edition showcases the artistic endeavours of the ancient Greeks. Series: World of Art. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 241 x 22. Weight in Grams: 672.
John Boardman has updated his classic account of one of the most popular historic artistic traditions among Western audiences. In the twenty years since the last edition was released, valuable evidence has come to light which has dramatically enhanced our understanding of the art of this ancient civilization. We now know conclusively that Greeks in fact lavished their sculptures with realistic colour paint, and also worked with a wealth of other materials on a major scale, including wood and precious metals, proving that our view of `classic' pure white marble of the age is ... Read more
John Boardman has updated his classic account of one of the most popular historic artistic traditions among Western audiences. In the twenty years since the last edition was released, valuable evidence has come to light which has dramatically enhanced our understanding of the art of this ancient civilization. We now know conclusively that Greeks in fact lavished their sculptures with realistic colour paint, and also worked with a wealth of other materials on a major scale, including wood and precious metals, proving that our view of `classic' pure white marble of the age is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
World of Art
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500204337
SKU
V9780500204337
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About John Boardman
Sir John Boardman was born in 1927, and educated at Chigwell School and Magdalene College, Cambridge. He spent several years in Greece, three of them as Assistant Director of the British School of Archaeology at Athens, and he has excavated in Smyrna, Crete, Chios and Libya. For four years he was an Assistant Keeper in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, and ... Read more
Reviews for Greek Art (Fifth) (World of Art)
'One of the very best short histories of Greek art' - Financial Times