Greek Sculpture

1. Auflage April 2016
382 Seiten, Hardcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Greek Sculpture presents a chronological overview of the plastic and glyptic art forms in the ancient Greek world from the emergence of life-sized marble statuary at the end of the seventh century BC to the appropriation of Greek sculptural traditions by Rome in the first two centuries AD.
* Compares the evolution of Greek sculpture over the centuries to works of contemporaneous Mediterranean civilizations
* Emphasizes looking closely at the stylistic features of Greek sculpture, illustrating these observations where possible with original works rather than copies
* Places the remarkable progress of stylistic changes that took place in Greek sculpture within a broader social and historical context
* Facilitates an understanding of why Greek monuments look the way they do and what ideas they were capable of expressing
* Focuses on the most recent interpretations of Greek sculptural works while considering the fragile and fragmentary evidence uncovered
Preface xxv
1 Beginnings and Before: Greek Sculpture in the Iron Age (circa 1000-600) 1
2 The Search for Order: Sculptural Schemata and Regional Styles (circa 600-550) 23
3 Free?-Standing Sculpture in the Later Sixth Century: Style and Panhellenism (circa 550-500) 46
4 Sixth?-Century Architectural Sculpture 68
5 The Change to Classical: Democratic Athens and the Persian Conflict (circa 500-460) 89
6 The Temple of Zeus at Olympia: Panhellenism and the Early Classical (circa 470-450) 112
7 Classical Moment I: The Parthenon, Pericles, and the Power of Persuasion (circa 450-430) 135
8 Classical Moment II: Sculptors and Statuary in the Mid?]Fifth Century 160
9 Unfinished Business: Pericles' Programs and the Archidamian War (circa 430-420) 183
10 An Attic Tragedy: The Fall of Athens and the Transition to Late Classical (circa 420-390) 203
11 Idealism and Individuality I: Late Classical Architectural Sculpture (circa 390-330) 226
12 Idealism and Individuality II: Late Classical Statuary and Relief Sculpture (circa 390-330) 247
13 Sculpture in Hellenistic Greece I: The Rise of Macedon and the Kingdoms of the Diadochs (circa 330-200) 270
14 Sculpture in Hellenistic Greece II: Greek Styles and Roman Taste (circa 200-50) 293
Glossary 317
References 322
Further Reading 323
Timeline: History 331
Timeline: Architectural Sculpture 334
Timeline: Freestanding Sculpture 336
Timeline: Literature/Philosophy 340
Index 342
Peter Schultz, North Dakota State University
"Clear, concise, informative, and adequately illustrated, this is exactly the kind of balanced, well-rounded survey that undergraduates need but seldom get."
Andrew Stewart, University of California, Berkeley
"Fullerton's welcome chronological survey of Greek sculpture provides a solid foundation of up-to-date information and illuminates this rich body of material with acute observations on style, iconography, and interpretation."
A.A. Donohue, Bryn Mawr College