‎BOARDMAN John.‎
‎Greek Art.‎

‎Defining Beauty : The Body in Ancient Greek Art ‎

‎, [UK] British Museum , 2015 Hardcover, 256 pages, ENG. edition, 290 x 250 x 25 mm, illustrated dustjacket, with illustrations / images in colour / b/w. ISBN 9780714122878.‎

‎ Greek sculpture is full of breathing vitality and yet, at the same time, it reaches beyond mere imitation of nature to give form to thought in works of timeless beauty. For over 2000 years the Greeks experimented with representing the human body in works that range from prehistoric abstract simplicity to the full-blown realism of the age of Alexander the Great. The ancient Greeks invented the modern idea of the human body in art as an object of sensory delight and as a bearer of meaning. Their vision has had a profound influence on the way the western world sees itself. Drawing on the British Museums outstanding collection of Greek sculpture including extraordinary pieces from the Parthenon and the celebrated representation of a discus thrower and through a number of themed sections, this richly illustrated book explores the Greek portrayal of human character in sculpture, along with sexual and social identity. In athletics, the male body was displayed as if it was a living sculpture, and victors were commemorated by actual statues. In art, not only were mortal men and women represented in human form but also the gods and other beings of myth and the supernatural world. In a series of lively introductory chapters, written by a selection of academics, historians and artists, it is revealed how the Greeks themselves viewed the sculpture (which was vividly enhanced with colour), and how it was regarded and treated in later pagan antiquity. The revival of the Greek body in the modern era is also discussed, including the shock of the new effect of the arrival of the Parthenon sculptures in London at the beginning of the nineteenth century. ‎

‎The Human Figure in Early Greek Art.‎

‎Sweeney, Jane et al eds.: The Human Figure in Early Greek Art. Exhibition: Boston, Museum of Fine Arts; Chicago, Art Institute; Kansas City, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art; Los Angeles, County Museum of Art and Washington, National Gallery of Art, 1988. 182 pages with 1 double-page colour plate, 129 colour illustrations and 2 maps. Wrappers. 28x21cms. Beautifully illustrated catalogue of 67 exhibits, the first exhibition of its kind in the USA to trace the development of the human figure. Many exhibits have been lent by Greek museums.‎

‎Beautifully illustrated catalogue of 67 exhibits, the first exhibition of its kind in the USA to trace the development of the human figure. Many exhibits have been lent by Greek museums‎

‎The birth of Greek art. From the Mycenaean to the Archaic period. Foreword by John Boardman.‎

‎Thames & Hudson (Copye.: Fribourg, Office du livre), 1981, gr. in-4°, 316 p. with 504 illustrations, 60 in colour, clothbound, orig. ill. jacket. Orig.-Slipcase. New copy.‎

‎Beautiful illustrated art book on the ancient Greek art. ‎

‎Lyudmila Akimova. Ancient Greek Art: Classics. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/L‎

‎Lyudmila Akimova. Ancient Greek Art: Classics. In Russian (ask us if in doubt)/L. Series: The New History of Art. St. Petersburg, ABC, 2007 464 p. SKUalb25b50ba0ecd4e670.‎

‎Field B. Greek Art. The Middle Ages./Polevoy V. Iskusstvo Gretsii. Srednie veka.‎

‎Field B. Greek Art. The Middle Ages./Polevoy V. Iskusstvo Gretsii. Srednie veka. Short description: Moscow.: Art. Publishing House, 1973, 344 p., Illustration size 18.5 x 23 cm. We have thousands of titles and often several copies of each title may be available. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed description of the copies available. SKUbd-3a081811ac2fe666‎