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Networks of Stone

Sculpture and Society in Archaic and Classical Athens

Helle Hochscheid author J Barrie Bullen editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften

Published:29th Jun '15

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Networks of Stone explores the social and creative processes of sculpture production in Athens in the sixth and fifth centuries BC. Using the concept of art worlds, it analyses the contributions and interactions of all those who were in some way part of creating the sculpture set up in the sanctuaries and cemeteries of Athens. The choices that were made not only by patrons and sculptors but also by traders in various materials and a range of craftsmen all influenced the final appearance of these works of art. By looking beyond the sculptor to the network of craftsmen and patrons that constituted the art world, this study offers new insights into well-known archaeological evidence and some of the highlights of classical art history.

«[...] Hochscheid performs a signal service in charting the rise of ‘professional display’ among artist-artisans in the late Archaic period.»
(Nigel Spivey, Journal of Hellenic Studies 137/2017)

ISBN: 9783034309929

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 730g

500 pages

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