The Representation of Space in Graeco-Roman Art : : Relief Sculpture, Problems of Form, and Modern Historiography /

The Representation of Space in Graeco-Roman Art : : Relief Sculpture, Problems of Form, and Modern Historiography / / Michael Koortbojian.

This book assesses the role of relief in the representation of space in Graeco-Roman artistic practice and its study – from Winckelmann to the mid-twentieth century – when Classical art developed as a theoretical discipline. The role of relief in the history of ancient sculpture has long been acknow...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English
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Koortbojian, Michael,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2023]
©2024
Year of Publication:2023
Language:English
Series:Image & Context , 24
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Physical Description:1 online resource (VIII, 360 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface & Acknowledgments
  • Table of Content
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Laws of Relief
  • 2. Between Two Planes
  • 3. Insistent Planarity
  • 4. Manifold Forms and Styles
  • 5. The Differing Kinds of Pictorial Relief
  • 6. The Challenge of Depicting Cohesive Space
  • 7. The Rejection of Space
  • Coda
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • List of Figure Sources
  • Index 1: General
  • Index 2: Persons
  • Index 3: Individual Monuments and Works of Art

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