Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone: A Guide to Terms, Styles, and Techniques"Tool marks" and "joins", "Cycladic" and "Daedalic styles", and "kouroi" and "kanephoroi" are among the many terms pertaining to the study of classical stone sculpture that are succinctly described in this latest addition to the popular Looking At series. Presented in glossary format, this superbly illustrated book gives concise definitions of the words and phrases most frequently encountered by museum visitors in exhibition labels and texts. Throughout the book, the author focuses on the technical aspects of sculpting that influenced the style and character of the finished works. An introductory essay underscores the importance of understanding why and how ancient stone sculpture was produced, allowing readers to gain a greater appreciation of the aesthetic value of individual works. Featuring numerous illustrations of ancient stone sculptures, many from the collections of the Getty Museum, Looking at Greek and Roman Sculpture in Stone is a valuable guide for students, scholars, and all who wish to heighten their enjoyment of this classical art. |
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ABRASIVE Acrolith ADHESIVE ancient antefixes ANTHEMION ANTICO antiquity approximately ARCHAIC period architectural Athens attributes B.C. Limestone B.C. Marble block body bronze Bruce White BUST calcitic Cape Tainaron carved century A.D. Marble CHITON CLAW CHISEL clothing color create crystals CUIRASSED STATUE CURVED CHISEL Cycladic decorative detail DIPLAX DOLOMITIC Early Classical Egyptian emperor fabric folded fastened fifth century B.C. flat funerary gilding goddess Grave Stele Greece Greek and Roman HELLENISTIC Herakles Hermes HIMATION IN-THE-ROUND incised INSCRIPTION Jack Ross JOINING JPGM Kore KOUROS layers LIFE-SIZE LIMESTONE Lysippos Marble H marble sculpture Marble with polychromy material MINOAN pattern PEDIMENT Peloponnese PEPLOS Pheidias Photo pieces PLINTH Pliny Natural History polychromy POLYKLEITOS Portrait Head produced quarries RASP relief Roman period Roman sculpture Rome running drill sarcophagi scraper sculpted sculptural production second century A.D. shape shoulder Statuette STOLA stone sculptures style surface technique Thasos TOOLS TUNIC VERISTIC WORKSHOPS worn