Record Nr.

UNINA9910793992903321

Autore

Mattusch Carol C.

Titolo

Greek Bronze Statuary : From the Beginnings Through the Fifth Century B.C. / / Carol C. Mattusch

Pubbl/distr/stampa


Ithaca, NY : , : Cornell University Press, , [2019]
©1988

ISBN

1-5017-4606-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 246 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

733/.3

Soggetti

Bronze sculpture, Greek

Bronzes, Greek

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- I. DISCOVERIES -- 2. CASTING -- 3. BEGINNINGS -- 4. DEVELOPMENTS -- 5. CHALLENGES -- 6. VARIATIONS -- 7. ELABORATION -- 8. POSSIBILITIES -- 9. THE HUMAN FIGURE AND ITS SCULPTORS -- APPENDIX. ANCIENT EVIDENCE OF THE LOST-WAX PROCESS -- INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Freestanding bronze statuary was the primary mode of artistic expression in classical Greece, yet it was not until the nineteenth century that any original large statues of that period were unearthed. Although ancient literature has preserved information about the most famous Greek sculptors who worked in bronze, our perception of the art has been limited by the small number of extant originals from the sixth and fifth centuries B.C. there remain fewer than ten large cast bronze statues, a like number of bronze heads, an assortment of fragments, and some clay molds for casting. Carol Mattusch enriches our knowledge of this beloved but elusive art form in a comprehensive study of the style and techniques of bronze statuary during the Archaic (6th century B.C.) and Classical (5th century B.C.) periods.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910694127203321

Titolo

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