Hellenistic art : from Alexander the Great to Augustus / Lucilla Burn.

By:

Burn, Lucilla [author.]

Material type: Text

text
still image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

0714122254
9780714122250

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

709.38

LOC classification:

N5630 .B93 2004

Contents:

1. Intimations of opulence : Macedon and the fourth century BC -- 2. Ancient faces -- 3. Public life : Hellenistic cities and sanctuaries -- 4. Private life : the Hellenistic house and tomb -- 5. Themes in Hellenistic art -- 6. Artists, patrons and collectors, and the Hellenistic legacy to Rome.

Review: "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.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	City Campus City Campus Main Collection	709.38 BUR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		A370955B

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-180) and index.

"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.

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