LEADER 03961nam 22008051 450 001 9910954898303321 005 20200513105437.0 010 $a9786613152220 010 $a9780755625239 010 $a0755625234 010 $a9781283152228 010 $a1283152223 010 $a9780857719317 010 $a0857719319 024 7 $a10.5040/9780755625239 035 $a(CKB)2550000000040975 035 $a(EBL)738296 035 $a(OCoLC)740448180 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000990367 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11619675 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000990367 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10981281 035 $a(PQKB)11289064 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC738296 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL738296 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10480612 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL315222 035 $a(OCoLC)1160035482 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09265873 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9780755625239BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000040975 100 $a20200605d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe art of the body $eantiquity and its legacy /$fby Michael Squire 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aAncients and moderns 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781845119317 311 08$a1845119312 311 08$a9781845119300 311 08$a1845119304 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aEmbodying 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. 330 $a"The art of the human body is arguably the most important and wide-ranging legacy bequeathed to us by Classical antiquity. Not only has it directed the course of western image-making, it has shaped our collective cultural imaginary - as ideal, antitype, and point of departure. This book is the first concerted attempt to grapple with that legacy: it explores the complex relationship between Graeco-Roman images of the body and subsequent western engagements with them, from the Byzantine icon to Venice Beach (and back again). Instead of approaching his material chronologically, Michael Squire faces up to its inherent modernity. Writing in a lively and accessible style, and supplementing his text with a rich array of pictures, he shows how Graeco-Roman images inhabit our world as if they were our own. The Art of the Body offers a series of comparative and thematic accounts, demonstrating the range of cultural ideas and anxieties that were explored through the figure of the body both in antiquity and in the various cultural landscapes that came afterwards. If we only strip down our aesthetic investment in the corpus of Graeco-Roman imagery, Squire argues, this material can shed light on both ancient and modern thinking. The result is a stimulating process of mutual illumination - and an exhilarating new approach to Classical art history."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 410 0$aAncients and moderns series. 606 $aArt and society 606 $aArt, Classical 606 $aCivilization, Modern 606 $aHuman beings in art$xPsychological aspects 606 $aHistory of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE$2BIC 615 0$aArt and society. 615 0$aArt, Classical. 615 0$aCivilization, Modern. 615 0$aHuman beings in art$xPsychological aspects. 615 7$aHistory of art: ancient & classical art,BCE to c 500 CE. 676 $a704.9/42 676 $a709.38 700 $aSquire$b Michael$0473630 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954898303321 996 $aThe art of the body$94341635 997 $aUNINA