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MER. PAPER KUNSTHALLE
Heads and Tails, Tales and Bodies
Engraving the Human Figure from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period
Preface by Marina Loshak, Olivier Descotes, Manos G. Dimitrakopoulos. Text by Christos G. Doumas, Chris Carey, et al.
Heads and Tails looks at a selection of archaeological artifacts that have only very rarely been presented to a broader audience, presenting an impressive gallery of masterpieces of miniature sculpture, such as coins, medals, plaques and statuettes, in which man always takes pride of place. The perception and depiction of the human figure by artists of different periods, the development of artistic styles, and the close links between the iconographic repertoire and mythology, religion, history, literature and philosophy of the classical world are discussed by international specialists, among them Henry Maguire, a longtime associate of Dumbarton Oaks and currently Professor Emeritus in the History of Art department at Johns Hopkins University; and Maria Mavroudi, Professor in Byzantine Studies at the Department of History at UC Berkeley. The book accompanies a 2016 exhibition at The Pushkin Museum in Moscow.
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FORMAT: Hbk, 8.75 x 11 in. / 406 pgs / 120 color / 250 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $80.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $107.5 ISBN: 9789492321312 PUBLISHER: MER. Paper Kunsthalle AVAILABLE: 4/25/2017 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Active AVAILABILITY: In stock TERRITORY: NA LA ME
Heads and Tails, Tales and Bodies Engraving the Human Figure from Antiquity to the Early Modern Period
Published by MER. Paper Kunsthalle. Preface by Marina Loshak, Olivier Descotes, Manos G. Dimitrakopoulos. Text by Christos G. Doumas, Chris Carey, et al.
Heads and Tails looks at a selection of archaeological artifacts that have only very rarely been presented to a broader audience, presenting an impressive gallery of masterpieces of miniature sculpture, such as coins, medals, plaques and statuettes, in which man always takes pride of place. The perception and depiction of the human figure by artists of different periods, the development of artistic styles, and the close links between the iconographic repertoire and mythology, religion, history, literature and philosophy of the classical world are discussed by international specialists, among them Henry Maguire, a longtime associate of Dumbarton Oaks and currently Professor Emeritus in the History of Art department at Johns Hopkins University; and Maria Mavroudi, Professor in Byzantine Studies at the Department of History at UC Berkeley. The book accompanies a 2016 exhibition at The Pushkin Museum in Moscow.
