The horse in ancient Greek art / edited by Peter Schertz and Nicole Stribling ; essays by Seán Hemingway, Carol C. Mattusch, John H. Oakley, Seth D. Pevnick, and Peter Schertz.

The horse in ancient Greek art / edited by Peter Schertz and Nicole Stribling ; essays by Seán Hemingway, Carol C. Mattusch, John H. Oakley, Seth D. Pevnick, and Peter Schertz.

First American edition.

9780300230574 (hardcover)
0300230575 (hardcover)
9780996890533 (paperback)
099689053X (paperback)

Middleburg, Virginia : National Sporting Library & Museum, 2017.

[New Haven, Connecticut] : Yale University Press

English

v, 145 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

N5633 .H785 2017

704.9/43296650938

Horses were revered in ancient Greece as symbols of wealth, power, and status. On stunning black- and red-figure vases, in sculpture, and in other media, Greek artists depicted the daily care of horses, chariot and horseback races, scenes of combat, and mythological horse-hybrids such as satyrs and the winged Pegasus. This richly illustrated and handsomely designed volume includes over 80 objects showing scenes of ancient equestrian life. Essays by notable scholars of ancient Greek art and archaeology explore the indelible presence and significance horses occupied in numerous facets of ancient Greek culture, including myth, war, sport, and competition, shedding new light on horsemanship from the 8th through the 4th century BCE.

"The Horse in Ancient Greek Art : National Sporting Library & Museum (NSLM), Middleburg, Virginia, September 9, 2017-January 14, 2018, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VFMA), Richmond, Virginia, February 17-July 8, 2018"--Title page verso.
Horses were revered in ancient Greece as symbols of wealth, power, and status. On stunning black- and red-figure vases, in sculpture, and in other media, Greek artists depicted the daily care of horses, chariot and horseback races, scenes of combat, and mythological horse-hybrids such as satyrs and the winged Pegasus. This richly illustrated and handsomely designed volume includes over 80 objects showing scenes of ancient equestrian life. Essays by notable scholars of ancient Greek art and archaeology explore the indelible presence and significance horses occupied in numerous facets of ancient Greek culture, including myth, war, sport, and competition, shedding new light on horsemanship from the 8th through the 4th century BCE.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-143).

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