Red Figure Vases of South Italy and Sicily: A Handbook

by A.D. Trendall

Book Overview

The red figure vases produced by the Greek colonists in South Italy and Sicily in the later fifth and the fourth centuries BC were at first closely modeled on Athenian prototypes. But they quickly evolved, exhibiting the highly individual styles and characteristics that are explored in this fascinating study. The red figure vases of the period, while immensely pleasing as works of art, are also of great interest and importance for the light they shed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500202257
• ISBN13: 9780500202258
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.4"