Polygnotos and Vase Painting

by Susan B. Matheson

Susan B. Matheson has written the first detailed analysis of Polygnotos, a major vase painter of classical Athens whose workshop flourished for fifty years, from the the golden age of Pericles to the end of the fifth century. Inspired by the monumental art of Pheidias and other sculptors who defined fifth-century classical style, Polygnotos and his workshop reflected this style as it emerged from the sculptures of the Parthenon.
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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299138704
• ISBN13: 9780299138707
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 3.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.0" x 10.0"