The Art of Greece and Rome (Cambridge Introduction to the History of Art) - Softcover

Woodford, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521298733 ISBN 13: 9780521298735

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1982

Synopsis

Susan Woodford illuminates the greatness of classical art and architecture and conveys a sense of the excitement that fired the creative artists of the time. The Greeks were quick to challenge time-honoured styles and, stimulated by the problems that sometimes emerged from their daring innovations, they invented solutions that have been considered classics ever since. The Romans recognized the Greek achievement and built on it, adding a talent for organization and flair for architectural construction on a huge scale to create an impressive art of their own.

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Book Description

Susan Woodford illuminates the greatness of classical art and architecture. She conveys how the Greeks found their style and the Romans found their style with Greek ideas.

About the Author

Dr Susan Woodford teaches Greek and Roman art for the University of London and is engaged in research in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities in the British Museum. A former Fulbright scholar and Woodrow Wilson Fellow, she has written extensively on classical art for learned journals and is the author of several books including The Parthenon, Images of Myths in Classical Antiquity and a book dealing with later aspects of art history, Looking at Pictures.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521298733
• ISBN 13: 9780521298735
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128