The Greek Body
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The Greek Body
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Author : Ian Dennis Jenkins
language : en
Publisher: Getty Publications
Release Date : 2009
The Greek Body written by Ian Dennis Jenkins and has been published by Getty Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Figure sculpture categories.
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.
The History Written On The Classical Greek Body
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Author : Robin Osborne
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2011-07-07
The History Written On The Classical Greek Body written by Robin Osborne and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-07-07 with History categories.
Shows that history written on the basis of texts alone creates a misleading picture of classical Greece.
Defining Beauty
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Author : Ian Dennis Jenkins
language : en
Publisher: British museum Press
Release Date : 2015
Defining Beauty written by Ian Dennis Jenkins and has been published by British museum Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Art, Ancient categories.
Greek sculpture is full of breathing vitality and yet, at the same time, it reaches beyond mere imitation of nature to give form to thought in works of timeless beauty. For over 2000 years the Greeks experimented with representing the human body in works that range from prehistoric abstract simplicity to the full-blown realism of the age of Alexander the Great. The ancient Greeks invented the modern idea of the human body in art as an object of sensory delight and as a bearer of meaning. Their vision has had a profound influence on the way the western world sees itself. Drawing on the British Museum's outstanding collection of Greek sculpture - including extraordinary pieces from the Parthenon and the celebrated representation of a discus thrower - and through a number of themed sections, this richly illustrated book explores the Greek portrayal of human character in sculpture, along with sexual and social identity. In athletics, the male body was displayed as if it was a living sculpture, and victors were commemorated by actual statues. In art, not only were mortal men and women represented in human form but also the gods and other beings of myth and the supernatural world. In a series of lively introductory chapters, written by a selection of academics, historians and artists, it is revealed how the Greeks themselves viewed the sculpture (which was vividly enhanced with colour), and how it was regarded and treated in later pagan antiquity. The revival of the Greek body in the modern era is also discussed, including the shock of the new effect of the arrival of the Parthenon sculptures in London at the beginning of the nineteenth century.
The Expressiveness Of The Body And The Divergence Of Greek And Chinese Medicine
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Author : Shigehisa Kuriyama
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2023-10-17
The Expressiveness Of The Body And The Divergence Of Greek And Chinese Medicine written by Shigehisa Kuriyama and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-17 with History categories.
An illuminating account of how early medicine in Greece and China perceived the human body Winner of the William H. Welch Medal, American Association for the History of Medicine The true structure and workings of the human body are, we casually assume, everywhere the same, a universal reality. But when we look into the past, our sense of reality wavers: accounts of the body in diverse medical traditions often seem to describe mutually alien, almost unrelated worlds. How can perceptions of something as basic and intimate as the body differ so? In this book, Shigehisa Kuriyama explores this fundamental question, elucidating the fascinating contrasts between the human body described in classical Greek medicine and the body as envisaged by physicians in ancient China. Revealing how perceptions of the body and conceptions of personhood are intimately linked, his comparative inquiry invites us, indeed compels us, to reassess our own habits of feeling and perceiving.
Art Desire And The Body In Ancient Greece
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Author : Andrew F. Stewart
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
Art Desire And The Body In Ancient Greece written by Andrew F. Stewart and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Art categories.
The body was central to the visual culture of ancient Greece, reflecting an obsession with physical beauty, integrity, dynamism, and power. In this penetrating study, Andrew Stewart analyses the problem of the Greeks' strange preoccupation with nakedness and sketches how artworks filter our understanding of the subject. Exploring selected constructions of gender, ranging from the men of the Parthenon frieze to naked girls on Spartan hand-mirrors, Stewart investigates the Greek body as a microcosm of society, focusing upon figurations of the Athenian body politic; erotica for men and women; and selected representations of the Other, such as Gorgons, Satyrs, Centaurs, and Amazons. A cultural, theoretical and sociological study of this seminal topic, Stewart's analysis offers new insights into the society and mentality of the ancient Greeks.
Gender Identity And The Body In Greek And Roman Sculpture
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Author : Rosemary Barrow
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-10-11
Gender Identity And The Body In Greek And Roman Sculpture written by Rosemary Barrow and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-11 with Art categories.
Gender and the Body in Greek and Roman Sculpture offers incisive analysis of selected works of ancient art through a critical use of cutting-edge theory from gender studies, body studies, art history and other related fields. The book raises important questions about ancient sculpture and the contrasting responses that the individual works can be shown to evoke. Rosemary Barrow gives close attention to both original context and modern experience, while directly addressing the question of continuity in gender and body issues from antiquity to the early modern period through a discussion of the sculpture of Bernini. Accessible and fully illustrated, her book features new translations of ancient sources and a glossary of Greek and Latin terms. It will be an invaluable resource and focus for debate for a wide range of readers interested in ancient art, gender and sexuality in antiquity, and art history and gender and body studies more broadly.
Body Language In The Greek And Roman Worlds
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Author : Douglas Cairns
language : en
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
Release Date : 2005-12-31
Body Language In The Greek And Roman Worlds written by Douglas Cairns and has been published by Classical Press of Wales this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-31 with History categories.
A distinguished cast of scholars discusses models of gesture and non-verbal communication as they apply to Greek and Roman culture, literature and art. Topics include dress and costume in the Homeric poems; the importance of looking, eye-contact, and face-to-face orientation in Greek society; the construction of facial expression in Greek and Roman epic; the significance of gesture and body language in the visual meaning of ancient sculpture; the evidence for gesture and performance style in the texts of ancient drama; the erotic significance of feet and footprints; and the role of gesture in Roman law. The volume seeks to apply a sense of history as well as of theory in interpreting non-verbal communication. It looks both at the cross-cultural and at the culturally specific in its treatment of this important but long-neglected aspect of Classical Studies.
The Body Beautiful In Ancient Greece
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Author : British Museum
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Body Beautiful In Ancient Greece written by British Museum and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Figure sculpture categories.
This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition The Body Beautiful in Ancient Greece, presented at the Portland Art Museum October 6, 2012/January 6, 2013.
Constructions Of The Classical Body
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Author : James I. Porter
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 1999
Constructions Of The Classical Body written by James I. Porter and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Art categories.
Distinguished international scholars examine the neglected issue of the body and its status in classical antiquity
Sex Symbolists And The Greek Body
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Author : Richard Warren
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Release Date : 2021-05-20
Sex Symbolists And The Greek Body written by Richard Warren and has been published by Bloomsbury Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-20 with Art categories.
This book explores Symbolist artists' fascination with ancient Greek art and myth, and how the erotic played a major role in this. For a brief period at the end of the 19th century the Symbolist movement inspired artists to turn inwards to the unconscious mind, endeavouring to unveil the secrets of human nature through their symbolic art. But above all their greatest interest, and fear, was man (and woman's) sexuality. Building upon the traditions of Academic neoclassicism, but fired with a new zeal, they turned back to Greek art and myth for inspiration. That classical legacy was once again a vehicle for artists to express their dreams, ideas and revelries. And so too their anxieties. For at times the frightening spectre of the sexual unconscious drove them to a new and innovative engagement with antiquity, including in ways never before tried in the history of the classical tradition. The unnerving sirens of Gustave Moreau, unearthly heroines of Odilon Redon, or leering fauns of Felicien Rops all played their role, among others, in this novel and unprecedented chapter in that tradition. This book shows how in their painting, drawing and sculpture the Symbolists re-invented Greek statuary and transposed it to new and unwonted contexts, as the imaginary inner worlds of artists were mapped onto the landscapes of Greek myth. It shows how they made of the Greek body, whether female, male, androgyne or sexual other, at once an object of beauty, desire, fear, and - at times - of horror.