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The Greek Body

The Greek Body

Jenkins, Ian
Turner, Victoria

Hardcover

Art HistoryGeneral ArtSculpture & Installation

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ISBN10: 1606060023
ISBN13: 9781606060025
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: Mar 9 2010
Pages: 144
Weight: 2.40
Height: 0.80 Width: 10.30 Depth: 10.40
Language: English

A lavish exploration of the human figure in Greek art.

From idealized beauty to highly individualized portraits, the sculptures featured in this exquisite volume demonstrate the incredible range and appeal of bodies made by the hands of the ancient Greeks.

More than any other ancient civilization, the Greeks placed the human body at the center of their culture. To them, the sculpted human figure was both an object of sensory delight and an expression of an intelligent mind. In the modern popular imagination, mention of the ancient Greeks is likely to conjure up an image of idealized and naked youth, and it is true that the ideal nude, both male and female, is a striking feature of Greek sculpture. However, in later Greek art, sculptors and their patrons became increasingly interested in human diversity, experimenting with the representation of ethnicity, age, social standing, and character.

The marble, bronze, and terra-cotta sculptures presented in this volume--outstanding highlights drawn from over six centuries of artistic production--demonstrate the diversity of Greek figural forms, from the idealized beauty of the Classical era to the individualized portraits of the Hellenistic period. Large, stunning details testify to the artists' skills in portraying cold, hard materials as warm, human flesh.

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