The Modernity of Ancient Sculpture: Greek Sculpture and Modern Art from Winckelmann to Picasso

by Elizabeth Prettejohn

What can modern art have to do with ancient sculpture? Surely the excitement of modern art lies in its utter repudiation of classical example? Elizabeth Prettejohn's important and revisionist new book argues otherwise: that ancient sculpture and modern art have been in constant dialogue since Johann Joachim Winckelmann invented the modern discipline of art history. It shows how ancient sculptures could inspire artists such as Rodin, Leighton or Picasso,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848859031
• ISBN13: 9781848859036
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"