| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 328 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) ) |
| Contents |
Material color, language, and khrōma -- Additive colors, kosmēsis, and care -- Khōra, relief, and landscape -- Inlaid eyes, effluences, and opsis -- Atoms, lithoi, and animacy |
| Summary |
"The remains of ancient Mediterranean art and architecture that have survived over the centuries present the modern viewer with images of white, the color of the stone often used for sculpture. Antiquarian debates and recent scholarship, however, have challenged this aspect of ancient sculpture. There is now a consensus that sculpture produced in the ancient Mediterranean world, as well as art objects in other media, were, in fact, polychromatic. Color has consequently become one of the most important issues in the study of classical art. Jennifer Stager's landmark book makes a vital contribution to this discussion. Analyzing the dyes, pigments, stones, earth, and metals found in ancient art works, along with the language that writers in antiquity used to describe color, she examines the traces of color in a variety of media. Stager also discusses the significance of a reception history that has emphasized whiteness, revealing how ancient artistic practice and ancient philosophies of color significantly influenced one another." -- Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-316) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 03, 2022) |
| Subject |
Art, Classical -- Mediterranean Region
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Color in art -- History
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Art -- Mediterranean Region -- Technique -- History
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Colors -- Analysis.
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Artists' materials -- Mediterranean Region
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Pigments -- Identification
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Pigments -- Analysis
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Pigments -- Analysis
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Colors -- Analysis
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Artists' materials
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Art -- Technique
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Art, Classical
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Color in art
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Mediterranean Region
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781009030212 |
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1009030213 |
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9781009034869 |
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1009034863 |
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1009034669 |
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9781009034661 |
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