Sculpture : from antiquity to the present day : from the eighth century BC to the twentieth century
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Sculpture : from antiquity to the present day : from the eighth century BC to the twentieth century
Taschen, c2002
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Originally published: in 4v. Geneva : Skira, 1986-1991
Translated from the French, the German, and the Italian
Contents of Works
- Pt.1:The great art of antiquity : from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD / by Philippe Bruneau, Mario Torelli, Xavier Barral i Altet
- Pt.2:The great art of the Middle Ages : from the fifth century to the fifteenth century / by Georges Duby, Xavier Barral i Altet, Sophie Guillot de Suduiraut
- Pt.3:The great tradition of sculpture : from fifteenth century to the eighteenth century / by Bernard Ceysson ... [et al.]
- Pt.4:The adventure of modern sculpture : in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries / by Antoinette Le Normand-Romain ... [et al.]
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This publication takes a new look at how works of sculpture were created, the circumstances of their discovery, and the historical and political background. Ranging from works of antiquity through the middle ages and the renaissance, to the present day, this volume with over 1,000 illustrations offers a fascinating overview of how sculpture has developed and responded to different influences throughout the centuries. It clearly explains how this art form has evolved to reflect the intellectual and spiritual attitudes of its times, as well as producing great masterpieces whose fascination is timeless. Featuring work of; Donatello, Michelangelo, Cellini, Primaticcio, Bernini, Picasso, Brancusi, Giacometti, Calder, Moore, Beuys, Koons, Hirst and Whiteread as well as nameless works from antiquity and the middle ages.
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