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This is an account of large-scale Greek sculpture from the Dark Ages to Augustus (c.1200-30 BC). Andrew Stewart not only describes and dates the sculpture but also places it in its full social and political context. He focuses on who the sculptors were, how their workshops were run, who commissioned and supported their work, and what the political, cultural, and natural settings were. The book consists of two volumes, Text and Plates, and contains more than 900 high quality illustrations and reconstructions. Also included are a glossary of Greek and Latin terms, and translations of ancient literary and epigraphical testimonies.
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Choice Review
Magnificent! Perhaps once in a decade or generation there comes a book to which even superlatives hardly apply--this is such a book. Each time one picks it up one finds something on Greek sculpture that is new, useful, delightful, or wonderful. Stewart takes us into this world through word and picture, telling about the period, the background, the artists, the workshops, the customers, the literary sources, in short, about every aspect. The volume of plates includes not only all the "old chestnuts," but gives various angles and details not usually seen; vases, coins, maps, and inscriptions are included to aid in understanding. The bibliography reflects the most recent scholarship (viz. Jeffrey Hurwit's suggestions on the Kritios Boy published in 1989). If this is the definitive work on Greek sculpture, what is missing? Only a pronunciation guide and adequate recognition of Candace Smith's wonderful drawings and reconstructions. Not only scholars and students will use this book (and own it if possible) but also those who love Greek sculpture. Public libraries could find this a useful reference tool. -F. Lauritsen, Eastern Washington University
Library Journal Review
Originally begun as a successor to Gisella Richter's Sculpture and Sculptors of the Greeks (Oxford Univ. Pr., 1970), Stewart's book is neither a new edition of Richter nor a comprehensive handbook to the art of ancient Greece. Instead, it is a singularly vital examination of large-scale * sculpture from 1200 to 30 B.C. A well-* written work addressing both scholar and layperson, it places sculpture and sculptors in their political and social context. * Extensive notes, references, bibliography, a glossary of Greek and Latin words, and a separate volume of good-to-excel* lent black-and-white plates are included. Essential for any library with an interest * in classical art.-- Mary Morgan Smith, * Northland P.L., Pittsburgh (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.