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Seeing Color in Classical Art : Theory, Practice, and Reception, from Antiquity to the Present by Jennifer M. S. Stager is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Abstract: "The remains of ancient Mediterranean art and architecture that have survived over the centuries present the modern viewer with images of white, the color of the stone often used for sculpture. Antiquarian debates and recent scholarship, however, have challenged this aspect of ancient sculpture. There is now a consensus that sculpture produced in the ancient Mediterranean world, as well as art objects in other media, were, in fact, polychromatic. Color has consequently become one of the most important issues in the study of classical art. Jennifer Stager's landmark book makes a vital contribution to this discussion. Analyzing the dyes, pigments, stones, earth, and metals found in ancient art works, along with the language that writers in antiquity used to describe color, she examines the traces of color in a variety of media. Stager also discusses the significance of a reception history that has emphasized whiteness, revealing how ancient artistic practice and ancient philosophies of color significantly influenced one another."

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Author

Jennifer M. S. Stager

Publisher

Cambridge University Press (Virtual Publishing)

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9781009015523

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Art, Arts