ENGLISH

Greek and Roman Sculpture in America: Masterpieces in Public Collections in the United States and Canada

By Cornelius C. Vermeule

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1982
ISBN
0520043243, 9780520043244
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
49 MB (51426518 bytes)
Edition
1St Edition
Pages
416\448
Topic
History\\Archaeology
Time added
2017-01-14 12:12:50
Catalogs & Exhibitions;Arts & Photography;History;Collections

Description

ix + 406 pp. with over 300 illus. & 30 color plates, 4to.A cooperative publishing effort of the University of California Press and the J. Paul GettyMuseum in Los Angeles, this lavishly produced volume reflects many years of work bythe acknowledged authority on classical sculpture in North America. The sculptures,arranged by period, are accompanied by concise descriptive entries for the benefit ofthe scholar and the general reader. The entries give the name of the museum, provenance,and material. An index lists the museums by city. In an introduction Professor Vermeuledescribes the role and development of sculpture in antiquity and offers the first coherentanalysis of the forces of taste, economics, and scholarship that have interacted to leavean amazing legacy of classical sculpture in America.

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