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Hardcover. Quarto. Hardcover. Evergreen boards; gilt lettering. Black dj with sculptural image. 367 pp. with 55 color plates and additional color and bw images/maps. Heavy at 6 pounds and will require a bit of extra postage. For the general public and specialists alike, the Hellenistic period (32331 BC) and its diverse artistic legacy remain underexplored and not well understood. Yet it was a time when artists throughout the Mediterranean developed new forms, dynamic compositions, and graphic realism to meet new expressive goals, particularly in the realm of portraiture. Rare survivors from antiquity, large bronze statues are today often displayed in isolation, decontextualized as masterpieces of ancient art. Power and Pathos gathers together significant examples of bronze sculpture in order to highlight their varying styles, techniques, contexts, functions, and histories. As the first comprehensive volume on large-scale Hellenistic bronze statuary, this book includes groundbreaking archaeological, art-historical, and scientific essays offering new approaches to understanding ancient production and correctly identifying these remarkable pieces. Designed to become the standard reference for decades to come, the book emphasizes the unique role of bronze both as a medium of prestige and artistic innovation and as a material exceptionally suited for reproduction. Power and Pathos was published on the occasion of an exhibition on view at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence from March 14 to June 21, 2015; at the J. Paul Getty Museum from July 20 through November 1, 2015; and at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, from December 6, 2015, through March 20, 2016. Included is a section containing the alloy compositions of select sculptures. VG. Jacket has a half inch closed tear to the front bottom right corner and some light rubbing/shelfwear. Small stamp on front end paper stating withdrawn from a research library, otherwise interior is clean and unmarked. Pictures are from a previous copy sold from our inventory.…

Hardcover. First Edition. Quarto; 367 pages; VG/VG; spine photographic green and black with white text; dust jacket protected with mylar; mild shelfwear to dust jacket; textblock clean, but mildly sunken; full color photographs throughout; shelved Ancient Art. 1362912. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 368 pages. 11.38x9.63x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. About 1710, three life-size marble statues of women were found near Portici on the Bay of Naples. This discovery led to further exploration of the site, which was soon identified as the ancient city of Herculaneum, one of the towns buried in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. 79. The statues became famous throughout Europe as the "Herculaneum Women." First brought to Vienna, they have been in the Antiquities Collection in Dresden since 1736. This book presents for the first time in any language the comprehensive story of these famous statues, including their discovery, archaeological context, art history, interpretation, (an ongoing debate), and the impact of the Greek statuary types on representations of Roman women throughout the Mediterranean. No other models of the draped female body were used more often in Roman sculpture to carry individual portraits, including those of empresses, than the Large and Small Herculaneum Women.…

2nd Printing. 4to. 367pp. + [i]. Double page colour frontis./title page, profusely illus. throughout in colour., double page map. Very good in d/w. Additional postage may be necessary ISBN 9781606063399 US$37.