Description
The book of a US travelling exhibition of `original works of classical Greek art, a lot of which have never before been displayed outdoor Greece.’ The 40 works featured – all reproduced in full color and in a couple of perspectives – come with bronzes, marbles, friezes, and gravestones, among them such icons of the duration because the Kritios Boy , Contemplative Athena , Cavalry from the Parthenon Frieze , and Nike Unbinding her Sandal . The text incorporates an introduction by Nicholas Gage and essays by seven leading students, and others.