Archaic and Classical Greek Art is a revolutionary introduction to the images and sculptures of Ancient Greece from the Geometric period to the early Hellenistic. By carefully examining the context in which sculptures and paintings were produced, author Robin Osborne shows how artists responded to the challenges they faced in the formidable and ambitious world of the Greek city-state, producing the rich diversity of forms apparent in Greek art. Artistic developments of the period combined the influences of the symbolism and imagery of eastern Mediterranean art with the explorations of humanity embodied in the narratives of Greek poetry, while drawings and sculptures referred so intimately to the human form as to lead both ancient and modern theorists to talk in terms of the 'mimetic' role of art. Ranging widely over the fields of sculpture, vase painting, and the minor arts, and offering a wide selection of unusual images alongside the familiar masterpieces, this work discusses the changing forms of art, and how art was used to define men's relationships with other men, women, slaves, society, nature, and the gods.
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"Brilliantly illustrates the purpose of this new series by focusing on the social and political context of Greek art...a different approach suggesting new perspectives and original connections....Eye-opening and thought-provoking."--Professor Fran�ois Lissarrague, Ecoles des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
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Robin Osborne is a Professor of Ancient History in the University of Oxford and Fellow and Tutor of Corpus Christi College.
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6 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Really worth reading,
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This review is from: Archaic and Classical Greek Art (Oxford History of Art) (Paperback)
This book gave me a new look into greek art. I have read a lot of books about this period and I found that Robin Osborne added new viewpoints. I liked his style of writing, it invited me to read on.
4 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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Enjoyable, at best,
This review is from: Archaic and Classical Greek Art (Oxford History of Art) (Hardcover)
Archaic and Classical Greek Art is good supplementary reading if you're into art history or classics that focus on ancient Greece. While the text isn't too exciting, the pretty pictures make up for it; if ever you need to make a presentation on the reading, you can do what I did and talk about how pretty the pictures were. And while the text is a bit boring, it's simple and concise, which would be lifesaving attributes if you're reading it 5 minutes before class. It's an ideal introduction into the subject matter; the content is easy enough to understand and the pictures make it enticing enough to pursue.On a more general scale, why 4 stars? Because to a classics nerd, it's vastly exciting delving into the world of ancient Greece when it's completely unrelated to school. So I read it after we were tested on it and found it all the more enjoyable.
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Well, once you get past Osborne's pedantic writing, it's an informative treatment of the subject. But, doesn't most academic writing suffer from the "write-like-it's-a-lecture" syndrome? I guess I'll always be a scientist at heart, never a humanist.
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A study of archaic and classical Greek art rightly stands at the head of a series of books on the history of western art, for it was precisely in Greece between 800 and 300 BC that the tradition began which has dominated western art ever since. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
protoattic pottery, excluding fillet, reviewing men, west pediment, name vase, east pediment, pot painters, east frieze, horse figurines, geometric pottery, figurative decoration, calyx krater, neck amphora, bell krater, sculpted frieze, tripod cauldrons, late geometric, grave reliefs, geometric art Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Athenian Acropolis, Near East, Achilles Painter, British Museum, New York, Pan Painter, Alexander the Great, Athena Alea, Berlin Painter, Dark Age, Iron Age, Lykaon Painter, Swing Painter, Asia Minor, Epeleios Painter, Nessos Painter New!
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A study of archaic and classical Greek art rightly stands at the head of a series of books on the history of western art, for it was precisely in Greece between 800 and 300 BC that the tradition began which has dominated western art ever since. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
protoattic pottery, excluding fillet, reviewing men, west pediment, name vase, east pediment, pot painters, east frieze, horse figurines, geometric pottery, figurative decoration, calyx krater, neck amphora, bell krater, sculpted frieze, tripod cauldrons, late geometric, grave reliefs, geometric art Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Athenian Acropolis, Near East, Achilles Painter, British Museum, New York, Pan Painter, Alexander the Great, Athena Alea, Berlin Painter, Dark Age, Iron Age, Lykaon Painter, Swing Painter, Asia Minor, Epeleios Painter, Nessos Painter New!
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- The Greek World (Routledge Worlds) by Anton Powell in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- Ancient Greek Portrait Sculpture: Contexts, Subjects, and Styles by Sheila Dillon in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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