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Essays on the Art of Pheidias Charles Waldstein

Essays on the Art of Pheidias By Charles Waldstein

Essays on the Art of Pheidias by Charles Waldstein


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This 1885 book examines the extant works of the Greek sculptor Pheidias, best known as the creator of the Parthenon Marbles and the gold and ivory statue of Zeus at Olympia. Waldstein examines the Parthenon Marbles with particular scrutiny and charts the relationship between Pheidias' school and the development of later Greek art.

Essays on the Art of Pheidias Summary

Essays on the Art of Pheidias by Charles Waldstein

Originally published in 1885, this book examines the extant works of the Greek sculptor Pheidias, best known as the creator of the Parthenon Marbles and the gold and ivory statue of Zeus at Olympia, which was considered to be one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Waldstein examines the Parthenon Marbles with particular scrutiny and charts the relationship between Pheidias' school and the development of later Greek art, particularly sepulchral reliefs. Four earlier papers by Waldstein on the topic of Pheidias are also reprinted here. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in ancient Greek sculpture.

Table of Contents

1. The province, aim, and methods of the study of classical archaeology; 2. The spirit of the art of Pheidias, in its relation to his age, life, and character; 3. The Metopes of the Parthenon and the Lapith head in the Louvre; 4. The Western pediment of the Parthenon and the Venice fragment; 5. The Eastern pediment of the Parthenon, and Thalassa and Gaia; 6. The Athene from the Parthenon frieze and the Louvre plaque; 7. The central slab of the Parthenon frieze and the Copenhagen plaque; 8. The Athene Parthenos, and gold and ivory statues; 9. The school of Pheidias and the Attic sepulchral reliefs; Appendix. Reprinted papers on Greek art.

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NLS9781107619432
9781107619432
1107619432
Essays on the Art of Pheidias by Charles Waldstein
New
Paperback
Cambridge University Press
2013-08-01
480
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