The Color of Life
Subtitle: Polychromy in Sculpture from Antiquity to the Present
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: April 11, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780892369188
Subjects: Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Museum; History - General; Sculpture; Art / General; Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - General; Art; Art & Art Instruction
Description: There has been a persistent tradition of enlivening sculptures with color. This book presents five essays on polychromy in classical Greek through contemporary sculpture, along with discussions of over 40 extraordinary polychrome sculptures.