num_pages: 384
description: For freshman/sophomore-level courses in (Introduction to) Greek Art Greek Archaeology and Greek Civilization found in both Art History and Classics Departments. Extensively illustrated and clearly written to be accessible to introductory-level students this text examines the major categories of Greek architecture sculpture vasepainting wallpainting and metalwork in a historical social and archaeological context. Focusing on form function and history of style it explores art and artifacts chronologically from the Early Bronze through the Hellenistic eras (ca. 3000 to ca. 30 BC)-and by medium. Throughout it blends factual information with stimulating interpretation and juxtaposes long-standing notions with the latest archaeological discoveries and hypotheses.
language: English
title: Greek Art and Archaeology
publisher: Prentice Hall College Div