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Defining Beauty

The Body in Ancient Greek Art


  • British Museum
  • Expo: 26/03/2015 - 05/07/2015, British Museum, London
  • Edited by Ian Jenkins
A visually stunning and thought-provoking exploration of the human condition seen through ancient Greek eyes, with a particular focus on the human form. For over 2000 years the Greeks experimented with representing the human body in works that range from prehistoric abstract simplicity to the full-blown realism of the age of Alexander the Great. The ancient Greeks invented the modern idea of the human body in art as an object of sensory delight and as a bearer of meaning.

ISBN 9780714122878 | E | HB
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Publisher British Museum
ISBN 9780714122878
Author(s) Edited by Ian Jenkins
Publication date March 2015
Edition Hardback
Dimensions 280 x 240 mm
Illustrations 250 col.ill.
Pages 272
Language(s) Eng. ed.
Exhibition British Museum, London
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A visually stunning and thought-provoking exploration of the human condition seen through ancient Greek eyes, with a particular focus on the human form.
For over 2000 years the Greeks experimented with representing the human body in works that range from prehistoric abstract simplicity to the full-blown realism of the age of Alexander the Great. The ancient Greeks invented the modern idea of the human body in art as an object of sensory delight and as a bearer of meaning. Their vision has had a profound influence on the way the western world sees itself.

Defining Beauty

Defining Beauty

€43.50