Abundance of life : Etruscan wall painting

Author(s)

• Steingräber, Stephan
• Stockman, Russell

Bibliographic Information

Abundance of life : Etruscan wall painting

Stephan Steingräber ; translated by Russell Stockman

J. Paul Getty Museum, 2006

• : hardcover

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 316-321) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Etruscan civilisation flourished from the 8th to the 3rd centuries BC, and covered much of the area that is now modern Tuscany. Because of the almost total lack of ancient Greek art from this era, Etruscan wall paintings are the most important examples of pre-Roman painting in the West. "Abundance of Life" traces the stylistic and iconographic evolution of Etruscan wall paintings over their five hundred year history. The earliest paintings were of colourful banquets, hunts and athletic games, but these gave way to scenes of a darker colour and nature as the civilisation declined. In addition, this volume also examines what the paintings reveal about the daily life, politics, and religion of this ancient society.

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Details

• NCID: BA86829298
• ISBN:
  • 9780892368655
• LCCN: 2006008439
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Los Angeles
• Pages/Volumes: 328 p.
• Size: 34 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : ND2565
  • DC22 : 751.7/309375
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mural painting and decoration, Etruscan
  • LCSH : Tombs -- Decoration -- Italy -- Etruria