Ancient Greek Art and European Funerary Art

2019-11-21 Art

Author : Evangelia Georgitsoyanni
Release : 2019-11-21
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 765/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Ancient Greek Art and European Funerary Art written by Evangelia Georgitsoyanni. This book was released on 2019-11-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book charts a significant aspect of European heritage: cemeteries. Cemeteries are nowadays considered as formal cultural sites and open-air museums attracting a great number of visitors; while cemetery records, memorial monuments, epitaph inscriptions and symbols provide useful data, attracting the interest of an increasing number of scholars from various disciplines and backgrounds. This collective volume consists of selected papers, presented at the ASCE (Association of Significant Cemeteries in Europe) Conference: “Ancient Greek Art and European Funerary Art” organized by the Harokopio University of Athens-Greece on October 5-7 2017, aiming to highlight various cultural aspects of cemeteries. The authors present funerary art and its classical origin, investigate theoretical and historical approaches, plan cultural and educational routes, design technological applications concerning the use of cemeteries as cultural sites, and propose multiple ways for promoting cemetery heritage and public engagement; while the majority of the papers is based on field and archival research and is accompanied by original images. The multicultural character of death heritage is highlighted through the variety of case-studies presented in this volume, introducing different perspectives and interpretations on art, history, heritage and cultural tourism, laying the groundwork for the public discussion on our common heritage as appeared in cemeteries, appealing to both the wider public and the academic community.

Greek Art

2000 Art, Classical

Author : Michael Byron Norris
Release : 2000
Genre : Art, Classical
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Book Rating : 729/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Greek Art written by Michael Byron Norris. This book was released on 2000. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed as a tool for educators who wish to teach students about the art of Ancient Greece. The text contains readings on Greek culture, history and art and is looseleaf bound for easy photocopying. Accompanying material includes 20 slides showing various works of Greek art and a card game designed to teach students about some of the myths commonly depicted in Greek art. The accompanying CD-ROM contains the full text of the book in printable Adobe Acrobat format as well as JPEG files of the images depicted on the slides.

Greek Funerary Sculpture

2002-01-03 Art

Author : Janet Burnett Grossman
Release : 2002-01-03
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 125/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Greek Funerary Sculpture written by Janet Burnett Grossman. This book was released on 2002-01-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This illustrated catalogue presents fifty-nine Greek funerary monuments in the Antiquities collection of the Getty Museum. Spanning the Classical and Hellenistic periods, the sculptures typically show the deceased either alone or surrounded by family. Ranging from depictions of seated mothers and modest maidens to nude boys and armed warriors, this collection offers new insight into Greek art and society that will undoubtedly pique the interest of both scholars and the general public."--BOOK JACKET.

Afterlives

2022-05-12 Art

Author : Paul Zanker
Release : 2022-05-12
Genre : Art
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Book Rating : 842/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Afterlives written by Paul Zanker. This book was released on 2022-05-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This richly illustrated volume presents Greek funerary monuments from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s outstanding collection that offer insight into all facets of life in ancient Greece. In ancient Greece, funerary monuments were visual expressions of mourning that provided the opportunity for the living to commemorate and communicate with the dead. Today they offer a wealth of information about the deceased and the communities of which they were a part, for example, their status, material aspects of their lives, and how they wanted to be depicted. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has one of the finest collections of Greek funerary monuments outside of Greece. This richly illustrated volume, by renowned author Paul Zanker, presents more than 50 outstanding examples, created from the 7th to the 2nd century B.C., that represent a variety of media and geographical regions. Through their shared focus on memorializing the dead, these extraordinary works of art offer insights into all facets of life in ancient Greece.

A History of Greek Art

2015-01-27 Art

Author : Mark D. Stansbury-O'Donnell
Release : 2015-01-27
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 153/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A History of Greek Art written by Mark D. Stansbury-O'Donnell. This book was released on 2015-01-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

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