Art in the Hellenistic world : an introduction /
Stewart, Andrew F.
Art in the Hellenistic world : an introduction / Andrew Stewart, University of California, Berkeley. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. - xiv, 357 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Settlement -- Power -- Victory -- Benefaction -- Focus I: The Great Altar -- Prowess -- Wisdom -- Piety -- Desire -- Focus II: Hellenistic Mosaics -- Luxury -- Difference -- Death -- Reception -- Appendix 1: The Artist -- Appendix 2: Kallixeinos of Rhodes on the Wonders of Alexandria.
"This textbook introduces students to these questions and offers a series of answers to them. Its twelve chapters and two "focus" sections examine Hellenistic sculpture, painting, luxury arts, and architecture. Thematically organized, spanning the three centuries from Alexander to Augustus, and ranging geographically from Italy to India and the Black Sea to Nubia, the book examines key monuments of Hellenistic art in relation to the great political, social, cultural and intellectual issues of the time." -- Back cover.
9781107048577 hardback 9781107625921 paperback
Art, Hellenistic
709.38
Art in the Hellenistic world : an introduction / Andrew Stewart, University of California, Berkeley. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. - xiv, 357 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Settlement -- Power -- Victory -- Benefaction -- Focus I: The Great Altar -- Prowess -- Wisdom -- Piety -- Desire -- Focus II: Hellenistic Mosaics -- Luxury -- Difference -- Death -- Reception -- Appendix 1: The Artist -- Appendix 2: Kallixeinos of Rhodes on the Wonders of Alexandria.
"This textbook introduces students to these questions and offers a series of answers to them. Its twelve chapters and two "focus" sections examine Hellenistic sculpture, painting, luxury arts, and architecture. Thematically organized, spanning the three centuries from Alexander to Augustus, and ranging geographically from Italy to India and the Black Sea to Nubia, the book examines key monuments of Hellenistic art in relation to the great political, social, cultural and intellectual issues of the time." -- Back cover.
9781107048577 hardback 9781107625921 paperback
Art, Hellenistic
709.38