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This is the final volume in Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway's series of books covering the entire range of Greek sculpture, from its inception to its virtual end as it merged into the production of the Roman Imperial world. Volume III discusses sculptural works, both architectural and free-standing, from approximately 100 B.C. to the Battle of Actium (31 B.C.), which removed from power the last Hellenistic ruler. Although some monuments may belong to the years just before or just after this timespan, Ridgway's aim is to concentrate on works plausibly dated to the first century B.C., even those with highly controversial chronologies. Famous sculptures--the Laokoon, the epic groups from the Sperlonga cave, the Belvedere Torso, the bronze Boxer in the Terme Museum, and many others--are discussed together with less well known pieces. Ridgway gives special emphasis to the finds from two shipwrecks--the Mahdia and the Antikythera wrecks--that provide a reasonable terminus ante quem, and argues that many of the stylistic trends and decorative objects usually considered typically Roman instead have their roots in the Greek world. This last Hellenistic phase is perhaps the most interesting of the three because it documents, to a great extent, the transformation of the products of one culture into those of another with different interests and priorities. Far from being an unimaginative, inferior output driven by commercial considerations, the statuary of the first century B.C. is vibrant and inventive, drawing from many sources in a stylistic eclecticism.
Author Notes
Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway is Rhys Carpenter Professor Emerita of Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology at Bryn Mawr College. An authority on Greek sculpture, she has written many books on the subject, including Hellenistic Sculpture I: The Styles of ca. 331-200 B.C., Hellenistic Sculpture II: The Styles of ca. 200-100 B.C ., and Fourth-Century Styles in Greek Sculpture , all published by the University of Wisconsin Press. She is the recipient of the Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement from the Archaeological Institute of America.
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This third volume (v.1, CH, Dec'90; v.2, CH, Mar'01) reflects the outstanding knowledge of elder Greek art scholar Ridgway. She takes simplifications that the mid-20th century conceived, paralleled and facilitated by abstract art, and describes varying art styles and disproves them. The principle behind art style framework was that art styles appear, evolve, and recycle, as first seen in the Renaissance in contrast to Italian idealism and German realism. One labels sixth century BCE Greek art as Archaic; fifth century BCE, classical; and fourth through first century BCE, Hellenistic Baroque. Conceptualizations must accept exceptions. Controversy does not occur when research establishes dates for art objects. But dates are often unclear, and many pieces are arbitrarily placed in style periods. Art may not fit a period because several styles appear on the work, or something about the subject is not right for that time. This is particularly true of the late Hellenistic period (100-31 BCE) when Greece was declining and Rome was developing: art and taste became eclectic. Ridgway eruditely describes many enigmatic pieces, newly dating them. Thorough footnotes. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Graduate students through professionals. E. L. Anderson formerly, Lansing Community College
Table of Contents
| Plates | p. vii |
| Illustrations | p. xiii |
| Introduction: How to Read This Book | p. xv |
| 1 The Last Century | p. 3 |
| 2 Architectural Sculpture | p. 19 |
| 3 Sculptures in Hellenistic Style: Epic Subjects (Originals and Copies) | p. 68 |
| 4 Additional Sculptures in Hellenistic Style | p. 114 |
| 5 The Archaizing/Archaistic Trend: Sculpture in the Round | p. 142 |
| 6 The Severizing Trend: Sculpture in the Round | p. 154 |
| 7 The Classicizing Trend: Sculpture in the Round | p. 186 |
| 8 Reliefs: Funerary, Votive, and Decorative (Neo-Attic) | p. 216 |
| 9 Some Final Remarks | p. 262 |
| List of Monuments | p. 279 |
| Bibliography | p. 283 |
| Credits for Plates | p. 303 |
| Selective Index | p. 305 |
