Mark D. Stansbury-O'Donnell

A History of Greek Art

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Produktbeschreibung

Written with students in mind, this highly illustrated, new textbook illuminates the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age though the Hellenistic period. Complementary chronological and thematic chapters alternate throughout, creating a balanced and accessible framework within which students may engage with art and history. The result is an engaging, accessible text offering students a greater understanding of the fabric of ancient Greek culture.

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Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period.

Uniquely intersperses chapters devoted to major periods of Greek art from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period, with chapters containing discussions of important contextual themes across all of the periods
Contextual chapters illustrate how a range of factors, such as the urban environment, gender, markets, and cross-cultural contact, influenced the development of art
Chronological chapters survey the appearance and development of key artistic genres and explore how artifacts and architecture of the time reflect these styles
Offers a variety of engaging and informative pedagogical features to help students navigate the subject, such as timelines, theme-based textboxes, key terms defined in margins, and further readings.
Information is presented clearly and contextualized so that it is accessible to students regardless of their prior level of knowledge
A book companion website is available at www.wiley.gom/go/greekart with the following resources: PowerPoint slides, glossary, and timeline

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 448
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Januar 2015
• Abmessung: 280mm x 216mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1111g
• ISBN-13: 9781444350159
• ISBN-10: 1444350153
• Artikelnr.: 41522090

Autorenporträt

Mark D. Stansbury-O'Donnell is a Professor of Art History at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, USA. He is the author of Pictorial Narrative in Ancient Greek Art (1999), Vase Painting, Gender, and Social Identity in Archaic Athens (2006), and Looking at Greek Art (2011).

Inhaltsangabe

Illustrations xiii Acknowledgments xxi Timeline xxiii About the Website
xxvii Maps xxviii 1 Introduction and Issues in the History of Greek Art 1
An Alternative Mini-History of Greek Art 6 Some Questions to Consider for
this Book 10 The Plan of this Book 15 A Few Notes About Using this Book 16
Textbox: Stylistic Analysis and Sir John Beazley 17 References 18 Further
Reading 18 2 The Early and Middle Bronze Ages c. 3100-1600 bce 19 Timeline
20 Chronology, Regions, Periods, and Pottery Analysis 21 Early Cycladic and
Minoan Periods, c. 3100-2000 bce 24 Early to Middle Helladic (c. 3100-1675
bce) 27 Protopalatial and Neopalatial Crete 32 The Cyclades 39 Middle
Helladic to the Late Helladic I Shaft Graves 43 Textbox: The Eruption of
Thera and Debates over Absolute Chronology 46 References 47 Further Reading
47 3 The Late Bronze Age II-III (c. 1600-1075 bce) 48 Timeline 49 Late
Minoan (LM II to LM III) 51 Late Helladic Architecture 52 Late Helladic
Pottery and Terracottas 59 Textbox: The Trojan War 66 References 67 Further
Reading 67 4 The Sub-Mycenaean, Protogeometric, and Geometric Periods (c.
1075-700 bce) 68 Timeline 69 Pottery 71 Sculpture 84 Architecture 89
Textbox: What is in a Name? 95 References 96 Further Reading 96 5 Contexts
I: Civic, Domestic, and Funerary 97 Timeline 98 The City and its Spaces 99
The Agora 105 Houses and Domestic Spaces 111 Textiles 115 The Symposion 118
Graves 122 Textbox: Agency 127 References 128 Further Reading 129 6 The
Seventh Century (c. 725/700-625/600 bce) 130 Timeline 131 Greek Pottery
Painting and the Mediterranean 137 Metalwork and Terracotta 143
Architecture and its Decoration 145 Textbox: Network Theory 150 References
151 Further Reading 151 7 Contexts II: Sanctuaries and Architecture 152
Timeline 153 Sanctuaries 154 Temples and the Architectural Orders 161 A
Mini-History of the Greek Temple 167 Other Buildings of the Sanctuary 170
Rituals and Offerings 172 Textbox: Ritual Analysis and Theoria 177
References 177 Further Reading 178 8 The Sixth Century (c. 625/600-480 bce)
179 Timeline 180 Architecture and Architectural Sculpture 181 Free-Standing
Sculpture 190 Other Media 197 Painted Pottery 199 Textbox: Color in Greek
Sculpture 207 References 208 Further Reading 208 9 Narrative 209 Timeline
210 Narrative and Artistic Style 212 Narrative Time and Space 214 Viewing
Context 220 Art and Literature 222 Choice of Mood and Moment 225 Symbolic
and Universal Aspects of Narrative 229 Textbox: Interpretation and
Information Theory 233 References 234 Further Reading 234 10 The Fifth
Century (c. 480-400 bce) 235 Timeline 236 Architecture, Architectural
Sculpture, and Relief 244 The Acropolis at Athens 246 Late Fifth-Century
Sculpture 253 Painting 255 Textbox: The Parthenon Marbles and Cultural
Patrimony 262 References 263 Further Reading 264 11 The Production of Greek
Art and its Markets 265 Timeline 266 Production: Architecture 267
Production: Architectural Sculpture 269 Production: Sculpture 271
Production: Pottery 273 Wares, Markets, and Distribution 276 Artists and
Workshops 279 Textbox: The Value of Greek Art 284 References 284 Further
Reading 285 12 The Fourth Century to c. 330 bce 286 Timeline 287
Architecture 288 Sculpture 293 Art and Individuals 299 Pottery 305 Mosaic
and Fresco 310 Textbox: The Copy Hypothesis 317 References 318 Further
Reading 318 13 Identity 319 Timeline 320 Gender 322 Women's Lives 324 Women
in Public 329 Men and Youths: Gender and Sexuality 331 Interaction: Class,
Civic, and Ethnic Identity 335 Textbox: Money Purses, Sex, and Identity 339
References 340 Further Reading 340 14 The Hellenistic Period c. 330-30 bce
341 Timeline 342 Characteristics of the Hellenistic Period 347 Cities and
Architecture 348 Sculptural Styles and Dating 355 Theatricism and Narrative
358 Representations and Portrayal 363 Painting 369 The Private and Personal
Realm 374 Textbox: The Riace Warriors as Hellenistic Sculpture 378
References 379 Further Reading 379 15 Epilogue 380 Glossary 388 Index 395

Rezensionen

"Mark Stansbury-O'Donnell has written a thoroughly contemporary history of Greek art - the first that effectively integrates discussions of context with sensitive analysis of style. It provides students with a rich introduction to the fabric of ancient Greek culture." -- Tom Carpenter, Ohio University

"Stansbury-O'Donnell's admirable and innovative history deserves special praise for the fact that it devotes as much attention to ancient Greek art's cultural context as to its chronological and aesthetic development." -- J.J. Pollitt, Yale University

"Engaging introduction to Greek art...offers diachronic framework interspersed with chapters on synchronic themes, enhanced with comparative timelines including major monuments, definitions in margins, and profuse high-quality illustrations." -- Barbara A. Barletta, University of Florida

"A marvelous book, beautifully written and lavishly illustrated, it presents a well-rounded narrative of ancient Greek material culture. Combining a traditional diachronic approach with a fresh thematic coverage of the "contexts" -- of ancient Greek art, it provides a comprehensive understanding of the Greeks and their world for students at all levels." -- Kim S. Shelton, University of California, Berkeley

"One of the many things that makes Stansbury-O'Donnell's new survey of Greek art so refreshing - and so important - is his commitment to deep contexts. Specifically, he challenges students and teachers to think beyond the typical evolutionary model of 'ancient Greek art history,' and instead brilliantly focuses their attention on the rich cultural matrix that Greek art reflected, generated, and inspired." -- Peter Schultz, Concordia College

"Stansbury-O'Odonnell has created an up-to-date and stimulating volume that presents an intelligible chronological survey of Greek Art, interspersed with sections on contextual issues that examine the material from multiple synchronic perspectives and standpoints. This work will provide a valuable starting point for discussion among students on issues ancient and modern." -- Craig I. Hardiman, University of Waterloo, Canada

"With Stansbury-O'Donnell's skills in the interpretation of Greek art and the critical analysis of its historiography setting the tone throughout, this book provides readers at all levels with an insightful, thought-provoking introduction. Its clear structure, exquisite illustrations and extensive supporting materials make it the most comprehensive undergraduate textbook currently on the market." -- Katharina Lorenz, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

"Mark Stansbury-O'Donnell's A History of Greek Art presents a wide-ranging, magisterial, and superbly illustrated account of Greek art from the beginning of the Bronze Age to the end of the Hellenistic period. Its clear structure and exceedingly well chosen examples are most useful to students and teachers alike." -- Thomas Mannack, Beazley Archive, Oxford, United Kingdom