Examines the styles and contexts of portrait statues produced during one of the most dynamic eras of Western art, the early Hellenistic age. Often seen as the beginning of the Western tradition in portraiture, this historical period is here subjected to a rigorous interdisciplinary analysis. Using a variety of methodologies from a wide range of fields - anthropology, numismatics, epigraphy, archaeology, history, and literary criticism - an international team of experts investigates the problems of origins, patronage, setting, and meanings that have consistently marked this fascinating body of ancient material culture.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521866596
ISBN-13
9780521866590
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95767267
Product Key Features
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Fine Arts / Art History
Dimensions
Weight
1120g
Height
253mm
Width
177mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Cambridge
Spine
20mm
Edited by
Peter Schultz, Ralf Von Den Hoff
Content Note
Illustrations
Author Biography
Peter Schultz is assistant professor of art history at Concordia College. He is the co-editor of Aspects of Ancient Greek Cult: Ritual, Context, Iconography and the author of several articles on Athenian sculpture. Ralf von den Hoff is Chair of the Archaeological Institute of the University of Freiburg in Breisgau. He is the author of Philosphenportrats des Fruh- und Hochhellenismus and numerous articles on Greek art.