Greek Funerary Sculpture
Subtitle: Catalogue of the Collections at the Getty Villa
Publisher: Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: December 7, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780892366125
Subjects: Exhibition catalogues and specific collections; History of art: BCE to c 500 CE, ancient & classical world; Sculpture; BCE to c 500 CE; Permanent Collection Catalogs; Art & Art Instruction; Sepulchral monuments; Art; Ancient Greece; Relief (Sculpture), Greek; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum; History - Ancient & Classical; Art / Sculpture; Catalogs; Greece; Sarcophagi, Greek
Description: "It is a sad fact that most of the sculpture created in ancient Greece has vanished. Of that which has survived, a majority is funerary sculpture. These highly visible markers commemorating the dead were traditionally placed along roads near the entrances to cities, where they could be seen by all who entered and left the city. Although the monuments vary greatly in style, quality, and elaboration, they reach across the millennia bespeaking the common human sentiments at the loss of a loved one.".

"This illustrated catalogue presents fifty-nine Greek funerary monuments in the Antiquities collection of the Getty Museum. Spanning the Classical and Hellenistic periods, the sculptures typically show the deceased either alone or surrounded by family. Ranging from depictions of seated mothers and modest maidens to nude boys and armed warriors, this collection offers new insight into Greek art and society that will undoubtedly pique the interest of both scholars and the general public."--BOOK JACKET.