Offering a unique blend of thematic and chronological investigation, this highly illustrated, engaging text explores the rich historical, cultural, and social contexts of 3,000 years of Greek art, from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period.
This book has some really interesting information. I’ve always been fascinated by Greek mythology but to see that stories were told through paintings on pottery/statues is even better. I’m normally not big on history but this one is a good to go if you want to learn and it’s easy to stay focused when reading as well. I give it a 4 star rating only because as good as it was, it’s still an education textbook and for that reason I don’t ever plan to reread it.
Such a good book to get an overview of the whole ancient greek culture and art. The importance the author puts in doing a cultural art history and connecting greek art with the history around it is what makes it for me, i wish everybody studying the topic read it