The art of the body :: antiquity and its legacy /

The art of the human body is arguably the most important and wide-ranging legacy bequeathed to us by Classical antiquity. Not only has it directed the course of western image-making, it has shaped our collective cultural imaginary - as ideal, antitype, and point of departure. This book is the first...

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1. Verfasser: Squire, Michael
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2011.
Schriftenreihe:Ancients and moderns series.
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Zusammenfassung:The art of the human body is arguably the most important and wide-ranging legacy bequeathed to us by Classical antiquity. Not only has it directed the course of western image-making, it has shaped our collective cultural imaginary - as ideal, antitype, and point of departure. This book is the first concerted attempt to grapple with that legacy: it explores the complex relationship between Graeco-Roman images of the body and subsequent western engagements with them, from the Byzantine icon to Venice Beach (and back again). Instead of approaching his material chronologically, Michael Squire face.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xv, 240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-229) and index.
ISBN:9780857719317
0857719319
9780755625239
0755625234
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