Hellenistic art : from Alexander the Great to Augustus /
Burn, Lucilla,
Hellenistic art : from Alexander the Great to Augustus / Lucilla Burn. - 190 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.
Intimations of opulence : Macedon and the fourth century BC -- Ancient faces -- Public life : Hellenistic cities and sanctuaries -- Private life : the Hellenistic house and tomb -- Themes in Hellenistic art -- Artists, patrons and collectors, and the Hellenistic legacy to Rome. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
"This book introduces the Hellenistic world to students and to anyone with an interest in ancient Greek society. After a brief account of the wider political and cultural background, the author identifies several distinctively "Hellenistic" artistic developments already emerging in fourth-century Macedon. In the following chapters she looks in turn at the representation of royal and private individuals; at the design, furnishing, and appearance of cities, sanctuaries, houses, and tombs; and at the characteristic themes of Hellenistic iconography. Finally, she turns to the artists themselves, exploring the question of patronage and summarizing the relationship between Hellenistic art and the rise of Rome."--BOOK JACKET.
0714122254 9780714122250
2005363527
Art, Hellenistic
Greece--Civilization
N5630 / .B93 2004
709.38
Hellenistic art : from Alexander the Great to Augustus / Lucilla Burn. - 190 pages : chiefly colour illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.
Intimations of opulence : Macedon and the fourth century BC -- Ancient faces -- Public life : Hellenistic cities and sanctuaries -- Private life : the Hellenistic house and tomb -- Themes in Hellenistic art -- Artists, patrons and collectors, and the Hellenistic legacy to Rome. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
"This book introduces the Hellenistic world to students and to anyone with an interest in ancient Greek society. After a brief account of the wider political and cultural background, the author identifies several distinctively "Hellenistic" artistic developments already emerging in fourth-century Macedon. In the following chapters she looks in turn at the representation of royal and private individuals; at the design, furnishing, and appearance of cities, sanctuaries, houses, and tombs; and at the characteristic themes of Hellenistic iconography. Finally, she turns to the artists themselves, exploring the question of patronage and summarizing the relationship between Hellenistic art and the rise of Rome."--BOOK JACKET.
0714122254 9780714122250
2005363527
Art, Hellenistic
Greece--Civilization
N5630 / .B93 2004
709.38