Ancient Greek painting and its echoes in later art
By: Stelios Lydakis
Contributors: J. Paul Getty Museum
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum; Oxford University Press; Brand: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Los Angeles, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Painting, Greek
Work titles: Archaia Hellēnikē zōgraphikē kai hoi apēchēseis tēs stous neoterous chronous.
Description: "Stelios Lydakis 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 epochs. Through a multitude of examples, he shows how these ancient works shaped later ones. The literary references he considers include the works of Lucian, Philostratos, Pausanias, and Pliny the Elder. Among the works of art reproduced are wall paintings from the Palace of Knossos, Thera, Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Oplontis; vases from the Mycenean through the Classical periods; reliefs from the Parthenon; and mosaics from Pompeii and Delos. The book also features paintings made in later centuries that were inspired by antique models by such artists as Mantegna, Titian, Durer, Raphael, Rembrandt, and Rubens."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 292-312) and index