As Witnessed by Images The Trojan War Tradition in Greek and Etruscan Art |
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Author:
| Lowenstam, Steven |
Assisted by:
| Carpenter, Tom |
ISBN: | 978-0-8018-8775-8 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2008 |
Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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What informed and inspired the visual artists who depicted the Trojan War on vases, on walls, and in sculpture? Scholars have debated this question for years. Were Greek painters simply depicting the stories of Achilles and Odysseus as recounted in Homer's epics? Or did they work independently, following their own traditions without regard to the ......
What informed and inspired the visual artists who depicted the Trojan War on vases, on walls, and in sculpture? Scholars have debated this question for years. Were Greek painters simply depicting the stories of Achilles and Odysseus as recounted in Homer's epics? Or did they work independently, following their own traditions without regard to the ......