Author: Ian Jenkins
Publisher: Objects in Focus
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780714122717
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A concise book that explores the history and meaning of Myron's Discobolus, one of the most famous images of the ancient world and a masterpiece of Greek art.
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Published: 2015
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Go back to a time when the Olympic Games were a sacred event. The famous discus thrower represents a new development in the history of sculpture because of the way it shows motion. This episode delves into the sports culture of ancient Greece and reveals the technique behind the drama of Myron's sculpture.
Author: Viccy Coltman
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2009-08-06
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 019955126X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This is an illustrated study of the reception of classical sculptures in the early modern period. Viccy Coltman contrasts the culture of British 18th century collecting, which integrated sculpture into the domestic interior, with the focus upon individual specimens by archaeologists like Adolf Michaelis a century later.