Greek Art and Archaeology: A New History, c. 2500-c. 150 BCE

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A richly illustrated, authoritative, and accessible new survey that combines a clear chronological narrative with a fresh and up-to-date account of Greek art and archaeology.

Greek Art and Archeology, by Richard T. Neer, is the one comprehensive survey that reflects current scholarly approaches and new ways of taking a look at both art history and archaeology. The book presents a historical interpretation of Greek art and archaeology within a chronological framework, and balances different methodologies to present a well-rounded picture.

The book addresses three basic questions, all of which might be skillfully woven into a highly readable narrative that also presents the crucial facts that the student needs:

• “What do we see?” Students will learn how to identify the principles of design in an object and analyze its constituent parts, in addition to taking a look at questions of style, iconography, and medium.

• “How do we know?” The book emphasizes the ways archaeologists and art historians gather their evidence and organize their arguments.

• “Why will have to we care?” Art is a social and historical phenomenon, and thus generally is a prism during which we know about politics, economics, class, sexuality, religion, and ethnicity.
432 full-color and 116 black-and-white illustrations

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