The Ancient View of Greek Art: Criticism, History, and Terminology

by J.J. Pollitt

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What did the ancient Greeks think about their own art? J.J. Pollitt attempts to answer this question by studying the critical terminology of the ancient Greeks--the terms they used to describe and evaluate sculpture, painting, and architecture.

Although Greeks and Romans with a wide variety of backgrounds and interests--including artists, philosophers, rhetoricians, historians, and guidebook writers--wrote about art in antiquity,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0300015976

ISBN13:9780300015973

Release Date:September 2009

Publisher:Yale University Press

Length:484 Pages

Weight:1.95 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Art Arts, Music & Photography History & Criticism

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