The Art of the Body: Antiquity and Its Legacy

by Michael Squire

Book Overview

The art of the human body is arguably the most important and wide-ranging legacy bequeathed to us by Classical antiquity. Not only has it directed the course of western image-making, it has shaped our collective cultural imaginary - as ideal, antitype, and point of departure. This book is the first concerted attempt to grapple with that legacy: it explores the complex relationship between Graeco-Roman images of the body and subsequent western engagements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845119312
• ISBN13: 9781845119317
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"