Classical Art: From Greece to Rome

by John Henderson

Book Overview

The stunning masterpieces of Ancient Greece and Rome are fundamental to the story of art in Western culture and to the origins of art history. The expanding Greek world of Alexander the Great had an enormous impact on the Mediterranean superpower of Rome. Generals, rulers, and artists seized, imitated, and re-thought the stunning legacy of Greek painting and sculpture, culminating in the greatest art-collector the world had ever seen: the Roman emperor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192842374
• ISBN13: 9780192842374
• Release Date: July 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.3"