Art in the Hellenistic world : an introduction

Art in the Hellenistic world : an introduction / Andrew Stewart, University of California, Berkeley.

What was Hellenistic art, and what were its contexts, aims, achievements, and impact? 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 architec...

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Main Author: Stewart, Andrew F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Art, Hellenistic.
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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