The author provides a complete history of ancient Greek painting, from the earliest examples in Crete, Thera, and Mycenae to those of the Classical Greek and Roman periods. Through a variety of examples, he shows how these ancient works shaped later ones. Among the works reproduced here are wall paintings from Knossos, Thera, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Oplontis; vases from the Mycenaean through to the Classical period; reliefs from the Parthenon; and mosaics from Pompeii and Delos. The book also features paintings inspired ...
Read More
The author provides a complete history of ancient Greek painting, from the earliest examples in Crete, Thera, and Mycenae to those of the Classical Greek and Roman periods. Through a variety of examples, he shows how these ancient works shaped later ones. Among the works reproduced here are wall paintings from Knossos, Thera, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Oplontis; vases from the Mycenaean through to the Classical period; reliefs from the Parthenon; and mosaics from Pompeii and Delos. The book also features paintings inspired by antique models in later centuries, by such artists as Mantegna, Titian, Durer, Raphael, Rembrandt, and Rubens.
Read Less
Add this copy of Ancient Greek Painting and Its Echoes in Later Art to cart. $14.93, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Melissa Publishing House.
Add this copy of Ancient Greek Painting and Its Echoes in Later Art to cart. $14.95, like new condition, Sold by Born 2 Read Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Rockport, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Melissa Pub House.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 9602042451. No marks or notes. Dust jacket has a touch of rubbing to the rear panel. Appears to be new and unread. This big and heavy book will be shipped promptly in a new cardboard box with bubble wrap protection. USPS tracking included.; 320 pages.
Add this copy of Ancient Greek Painting and Its Echoes in Later Art to cart. $60.00, like new condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Melissa.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in very good(+) jacket. Extensively and beautifully illustrated. 319pp., 4to, black boards, d.w. Athens: Melissa, (2004). A fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper.
