03762nam 22007211 450 991078145570332120200513105437.00-7556-2523-41-283-15222-397866131522200-85771-931-910.5040/9780755625239(CKB)2550000000040975(EBL)738296(OCoLC)740448180(SSID)ssj0000990367(PQKBManifestationID)11619675(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000990367(PQKBWorkID)10981281(PQKB)11289064(MiAaPQ)EBC738296(Au-PeEL)EBL738296(CaPaEBR)ebr10480612(CaONFJC)MIL315222(OCoLC)1160035482(UtOrBLW)bpp09265873(EXLCZ)99255000000004097520200605d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe art of the body antiquity and its legacy /by Michael SquireFirst edition.London :I.B. Tauris,2011.1 online resource (257 p.)Ancients and modernsDescription based upon print version of record.1-84511-931-2 1-84511-930-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Embodying the classical -- Figuring what comes naturally? Writing the 'art history' of the body -- The ancient female nude (and other modern fictions) -- Stripping down and undressing up -- On gods made men made images."The art of the human body is arguably the most important and wide-ranging legacy bequeathed to us by Classical antiquity. Not only has it directed the course of western image-making, it has shaped our collective cultural imaginary - as ideal, antitype, and point of departure. This book is the first concerted attempt to grapple with that legacy: it explores the complex relationship between Graeco-Roman images of the body and subsequent western engagements with them, from the Byzantine icon to Venice Beach (and back again). Instead of approaching his material chronologically, Michael Squire faces up to its inherent modernity. Writing in a lively and accessible style, and supplementing his text with a rich array of pictures, he shows how Graeco-Roman images inhabit our world as if they were our own. The Art of the Body offers a series of comparative and thematic accounts, demonstrating the range of cultural ideas and anxieties that were explored through the figure of the body both in antiquity and in the various cultural landscapes that came afterwards. If we only strip down our aesthetic investment in the corpus of Graeco-Roman imagery, Squire argues, this material can shed light on both ancient and modern thinking. The result is a stimulating process of mutual illumination - and an exhilarating new approach to Classical art history."--Bloomsbury Publishing.Ancients and moderns series.Art and societyArt, ClassicalCivilization, ModernHuman beings in artPsychological aspectsHistory of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CEBICArt and society.Art, Classical.Civilization, Modern.Human beings in artPsychological aspects.History of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE.704.9/42Squire Michael473630UtOrBLWUtOrBLWBOOK9910781455703321The art of the body3716601UNINA