Greek largescale bronze statuary the late archaic and classical periods by Kosmas Dafas

Institute of Classical Studies
Greek largescale bronze statuary the late archaic and classical periods by Kosmas Dafas
Greek largescale bronze statuary the late archaic and classical periods by Kosmas Dafas
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  • Title: Greek largescale bronze statuary the late archaic and classical periods by Kosmas Dafas
  • Author: Kosmas Dafas
  • Publisher: Institute of Classical Studies
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • History of art art & design styles
  • No. of pages: 368
  • Dimensions (approx. mm): 252 x 181 x 30

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This book presents a new study of Greek large-scale bronze statuary of the late Archaic and Classical periods. It examines the discovery origin style date artistic attribution identification and interpretation of the surviving bronzes and focuses in particular on their technical features and casting techniques. It contains over 170 plates of photographs and drawings to illustrate its discussion. It also places the development of the casting techniques in connection with the stylistic evolution in Greek free-standing sculpture. During the Classical period artists preferred bronze to marble when creating their contrapposto figures. Indisputably bronze gave particular freedom to artists in creating three-dimensional figures. In addition the evolution in style encouraged the development of the uses of bronze to serve the new needs and tendencies in sculpture during the late Archaic and especially the Classical period. Through the examination of how technical matters affect style this book presents fresh interpretations of these important monuments of Greek art and offers a new approach in the field of Greek free-standing bronze sculpture. show more