The practice of signing works of art, which begins in the eighth century BCE, sets the Greeks apart from most other peoples of the ancient world. This book offers insight into Greek conceptions of art, the artist, and artistic originality by examining the phenomenon of artists' signatures in ancient Greece.
The practice of signing works of art, which begins in the eighth century BCE, sets the Greeks apart from most other peoples of the ancient world. This book offers insight into Greek conceptions of art, the artist, and artistic originality by examining the phenomenon of artists' signatures in ancient Greece.
Jeffrey M. Hurwit is Philip H. Knight Professor of Art History and Classics at the University of Oregon. He is the author of books including The Acropolis in the Age of Pericles (Cambridge, 2004) and The Art and Culture of Early Greece, 1100-480 BC (1985). He has taught in Siena, Italy and Athens, Greece and has lectured widely across the United States and Europe. He was Martha S. Joukowsky Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America in 2000-1 and a Guggenheim Fellow in 1987-8.
Inhaltsangabe
Part I. On the Status, Originality, and Difference of the Greek Artist: 1. Euthykartides' toes: signatures and the status of the Greek artist 2. Greek exceptionalism in the ancient world Part II. Who Signed What, Where, How?: 3. Gems 4. Coins 5. Architecture 6. Wall- and panel-painting 7. Mosaics 8. Vases 9. Metalwork 10. Sculpture Part III. Speculation: 11. Why? Glossary Appendix: ancient sources.
Part I. On the Status, Originality, and Difference of the Greek Artist: 1. Euthykartides' toes: signatures and the status of the Greek artist 2. Greek exceptionalism in the ancient world Part II. Who Signed What, Where, How?: 3. Gems 4. Coins 5. Architecture 6. Wall- and panel-painting 7. Mosaics 8. Vases 9. Metalwork 10. Sculpture Part III. Speculation: 11. Why? Glossary Appendix: ancient sources.
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