Greek sculpture and the problem of description / A.A. Donohue.

9780521840842 (hardcover)
0521840848 (hardcover)

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

English

xvi, 261 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

NB94 .D66 2005

733/.3/07

"This book explores the role of description in the interpretation of ancient Greek statuary. Although scholars have emphasized the importance of separating objective evaluation of evidence from interpretation, in practice the distinction is problematic. Even at the level of observation and vocabulary, the scholarship on Greek sculpture has been molded by concepts and convictions that impose particular interpretations on the material. This study examines the scholarship from the eighteenth century through the present on a select number of well-known Greek statues.
The impact of the historical, cultural, and intellectual contexts that produced this specialized scholarship is demonstrated through considerations of issues such as ethnicity, psychology, theories about artistic form, and evolving conceptions of nude and clothes figures."--Jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-250) and index.

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