HELLENISTIC SCULPTURE I; The Styles of Ca. 331-200 B. C.

Ridgway, Brunilde Sismondo

ISBN 10: 0299118207 / ISBN 13: 9780299118204

Published by University of Wisconsin Press, 1990

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DJ spine is sunned and slightly discolored. Some chipping and small tears to DJ.; Ridgway examines the sculpture of "perhaps the most difficult century within the Hellenistic period." Beginning with a discussion of the difficulties involved in the analysis of Hellenistic sculpture and acknowledging the debates in the field, she states her own conviction that "much thought about ancient sculpture ought to be reconsidered or changed. . . . This book raises many questions, casts many doubts, and reopens many issues that have been considered closed."; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 405 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: HELLENISTIC SCULPTURE I; The Styles of Ca. 331-200 B. C.
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0299118207
• ISBN 13: 9780299118204
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art & Architecture::Sculpture

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Synopsis

Ridgway examines the sculpture of "perhaps the most difficult century within the Hellenistic period." Beginning with a discussion of the difficulties involved in the analysis of Hellenistic sculpture and acknowledging the debates in the field, she states her own conviction that "much thought about ancient sculpture ought to be reconsidered or changed. . . . This book raises many questions, casts many doubts, and reopens many issues that have been considered closed."

About the Author

Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway is the Rhys Carpenter Professor Emerita of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College. Her many books include Hellenistic Sculpture II: The Styles of ca. 200–100 B.C., and Fourth-Century Styles in Greek Sculpture, both published by the University of Wisconsin Press.