Early Hellenistic Portraiture: Image, Style, Context (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781107661851)

Examines the styles and contexts of portrait statues produced during one of the most dynamic eras of Western art, the early Hellenistic age. Often seen as the beginning of the Western tradition in portraiture, this historical period is here subjected to a rigorous interdisciplinary analysis. Using a variety of methodologies from a wide range of fields - anthropology, numismatics, epigraphy, archaeology, history, and literary criticism - an international team of experts investigates the problems of origins, patronage, setting, and meanings that have consistently marked this fascinating body of ancient material culture.

Author: Peter Schultz
ISBN-10: 1107661854
ISBN-13: 9781107661851
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 06/16/2014
Pages: 311
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.20lbs
Size: 10.90h x 8.30w x 0.70d