Classic Greek masterpieces of sculpture
By: Photini N. Zaphiropoulou ; foreword Stelios Lydakis ; photographs Elias Eliadis, Sokratis Mavrommatis
Contributors: Lydakēs, Stelios, 1933- writer of foreword; Eliadis, Elias, 1955- photographer; Maurommatēs, Sōkratēs, photographer
Edition: Abrams edition.
Publisher: Abrams
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781419722295
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Greek Sculpture; Pictorial works
Description: Greek sculpture was among the first art to communicate human emotions and to offer a more realistic portrait of the individual. By working in new materials and posing the body naturally, Greek sculptors established the foundation of a whole new art form. Classic Greek Masterpieces of Sculpture features more than 60 of these magnificent and influential works that range in form, historical period and subject. Organised chronologically, these works hail from the collections of top museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the J. Paul Getty Museum and the Louvre. Alongside dynamic photographs of each sculpture is an essay that describes the work and offers commentary on its significance in Greek art. Thought provoking, realistic and influential, these sculptures altered the way people viewed art.
Notes: "Originally published by MELISSA Publishing House in 2007"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references (page 253).