Knihobot

Olga Palagia

    The Greek Vase
    The pediments of the Parthenon
    A Guide to Scenes of Daily Life on Athenian Vases
    Athenian Potters and Painters: Volume II
    • Athenian Potters and Painters: Volume II

      • 416 stránek
      • 15 hodin čtení

      Focusing on Athenian pottery, this collection features thirty-two papers from the second Potters and Painters conference held in Athens in 2007. It highlights significant advancements in the study of pottery, showcasing the contributions of a new generation of scholars. Topics explored include the potters and painters, pottery shapes, subject matter, chronology, and the impact of Athenian vases on other Mediterranean pottery. This volume builds on the foundations laid in the first conference, offering fresh insights and extensive new material.

      Athenian Potters and Painters: Volume II
    • The first comprehensive volume to present visual representations of everything from pets and children's games to drunken revelry and funerary rituals. John Oakley's clear, accessible writing provides sound information with just the right amount of detail. Specialists of Greek art will welcome this book for its text and illustrations.

      A Guide to Scenes of Daily Life on Athenian Vases
    • HardCover. Pub Date :2013-10-14 156 English Thames & Hudson Wonderfully preserved Greek vases are a unique source of information about the mythology. religion. drama and daily l ife of the ancient Greek world This sumptuous. photographic book offers a superb visual introduction to the artistry of ancient Greek vases. exploring them not merely as beautiful vessels to bear water and wine. but also as instruments of storytelling and bearers of meaning. Presenting the vases and the ir imagery in their full narrative glory. The Greek Vase interprets the ir forms and stories along a variety of themes. from the adventures of gods and mythological heroes. to expressive scenes of sexual intimacy and depictions of social. family and domestic life. Throughout. the text highlights what these pictures would have meant to the people who lived with and used them...

      The Greek Vase