The Centaur's Smile
Subtitle: The Human Animal in Early Greek Art
Contributors: William A. P. Childs (Contributor); Despoina Tsiafakis (Contributor)
Publisher: Other Distribution
Published: October 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 406
ISBN-13: 9780300101638
Subjects: Exhibition catalogues and specific collections; History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world; Iconography, subjects depicted in art; BCE to c 500 CE; Art; Art & Art Instruction; Ancient Greece; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum; General; History / General; Art, Ancient; Exhibitions; Greece; Mythology, Classical, in art; Themes, motives
Description: "This book is the first to investigate representations of human animals in early Greek art (ca. 750-450 B.C.). The Centaur's Smile discusses the oriental antecedents of these fantastic creatures, examining the influence of Egyptian and Near Eastern models on the formation of Greek monsters in the Geometric and Archaic periods. Fully illustrated essays explore the nature and origin of horse men (centaurs and satyrs) and the broader range of Greek composite creatures, discussing their evolving forms and changing roles during this seminal period of Greek art."--Book jacket.