The Horse and Jockey from Artemision
Subtitle: A Bronze Equestrian Monument of the Hellenistic Period (Hellenistic Culture and Society)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: July 8, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780520233089
Subjects: Literature: Texts; Greece; Artemision bronze statues; History; Art & Art Instruction; Sculpture; History: American; Ancient - General; History / Ancient / General; Archaeology; History - General; Bronze sculpture, Hellenistic; Equestrian statues
First sentence: Hellenistic sculptures are powerful in their immediacy and vivid portrayals, be they of men, women, heroes, gods, or beasts.