Athenian Black Figure Vases

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Athenian black figure vases bear the work of consummate artists, like
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Exekias, who depicted on them scenes of myth and everyday life which deepen our knowledge and understanding of Greek antiquity. In this handbook Professor Boardman enables the reader to study the many aspects of the vases, and to grasp the essential style of a painter or group of painters, without having to consult a number of expensive, and not always accessible publications. Moreover, since no systematic guide to the mythological scenes and other decorative features of the vases is available, Professor Boardman devotes a final section to this subject. The illustrations throughout have been chosen to serve the purposes' of demonstrating styles, shapes and scenes as comprehensively as possible.
'Comprehensive and concise . . . John Boardman demonstrates a broad and penetrating grasp of Greel< art and archaeology.' Times Literary Supplement
'Any student interested in the society of sixth-century Greece will... Tovább

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Athenian black figure vases bear the work of consummate artists, like
\
Exekias, who depicted on them scenes of myth and everyday life which deepen our knowledge and understanding of Greek antiquity. In this handbook Professor Boardman enables the reader to study the many aspects of the vases, and to grasp the essential style of a painter or group of painters, without having to consult a number of expensive, and not always accessible publications. Moreover, since no systematic guide to the mythological scenes and other decorative features of the vases is available, Professor Boardman devotes a final section to this subject. The illustrations throughout have been chosen to serve the purposes' of demonstrating styles, shapes and scenes as comprehensively as possible.
'Comprehensive and concise . . . John Boardman demonstrates a broad and penetrating grasp of Greel< art and archaeology.' Times Literary Supplement
'Any student interested in the society of sixth-century Greece will profit from reading this book.' Antiquity
John Boardman
is Lincoln Professor Elect of Classical Archaeology and Art, University of Oxford. He has written widely on the art and archaeology of Archaic Greece, and is the author of several titles in The World of Art Library including Greek Art ('one of the very best short histories'. Financial Times); Athenian Red Figure Vases ('masterly organization appreciation of the needs of scholars and students alike'. Times Literary Supplement)] and, most recently, Greek Sculpture: The Archaic Period.
On the cover: Neck amphora, Antimenean. Mask of Dionysos. Tarquinia Museum RC 1804. ABV 275,5. Photo Hirmer Vissza