A Shorter History of Greek Art [Paperback]

This 1981 book examines Greek art with the same qualities as the two volume set with fewer objects.A heavily illustrated, chronological depiction of the Greek artistic tradition from its emergence in the early archaic period through its achievements in the classical age to the Hellenistic period. This book is an abridgement of Robertson's two-volume A History of Greek Art (CUP, 1976).A heavily illustrated, chronological depiction of the Greek artistic tradition from its emergence in the early archaic period through its achievements in the classical age to the Hellenistic period. This book is an abridgement of Robertson's two-volume A History of Greek Art (CUP, 1976).First published in 1981, this is the shorter work of the two volume set A History of Greek Art, intended for a general readership. The abbreviation has been achieved by the selection of fewer objects for discussion rather than by a more summary treatment and the particular qualities of the larger History have been preserved.Preface; 1. The seeds of Greek art: geometric and orientalising; 2. The beginning of monumental Greek art: the early archaic period; 3. Ripe archaic art; 4. The great change: late archaic and early classical; 5. The classical moment; 6. Developments into the fourth century; 7. The second change: classical to Hellenistic; 8. Hellenistic art; Notes; Abbreviations and bibliography; List of illustrations; Indexes.