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For the general public and specialists alike, the Hellenistic period (323–31 BC) and its diverse artistic legacy remain underexplored and not well understood. Yet it was a time when artists throughout the Mediterranean developed new forms, dynamic compositions, and graphic realism to meet new expressive goals, particularly in the realm of portraiture. Rare survivors from antiquity, large bronze statues are today often displayed in isolation, decontextualized as masterpieces of ancient art. Power and Pathos gathers together significant examples of bronze sculpture in order to highlight their varying styles, techniques, contexts, functions, and histories. As the first comprehensive volume on large-scale Hellenistic bronze statuary, this book includes groundbreaking archaeological, art-historical, and scientific essays offering new approaches to understanding ancient production and correctly identifying these remarkable pieces. Designed to become the standard reference for decades to come, the book emphasizes the unique role of bronze both as a medium of prestige and artistic innovation and as a material exceptionally suited for reproduction. Power and Pathos is published on the occasion of an exhibition on view at Palazzo Strozzi in Florence from March 14 to June 21, 2015; at the J. Paul Getty Museum from July 20 through November 1, 2015; and at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, from December 6, 2015, through March 20, 2016.
Power and Pathos: Bronze Sculpture of the Hellenistic WorldFrom J. Paul Getty Museum- Amazon Sales Rank: #262849 in Books
- Published on: 2015-05-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 11.38" h x 1.30" w x 9.63" l, .0 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 368 pages
Review “A superlative, richly illustrated, very readable catalog.”—Los Angeles Times“Wonderful photographs supplement and complement the catalogued items, thus making this publication a stunning visual pleasure. . . . Both essays and individual entries—especially the latter—break new ground and advance new theories.”—Bryn Mawr Classical Review
About the Author Jens M. Daehner is associate curator in the Department of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum and coauthor of Modern Antiquity: Picasso, De Chirico, Léger, Picabia (Getty Publications, 2011). Kenneth Lapatin is associate curator in the Department of Antiquities at the J. Paul Getty Museum. He is the editor of The Berthouville Silver Treasure and Roman Luxury (Getty Publications, 2014) and coeditor of The Last Days ofPompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection (Getty Publications, 2012).
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful. WONDROUS ANCIENT BRONZE By William Suddaby Jens Daehner and Kenneth Lapatin, both curators at the Getty Villa, have put together a quite important volume of the rare bronze sculpture that has happened to survive from the Hellenistic world--beautifully produced and organized. It consists of eleven essays by international experts and a catalogue of the fifty-five marvelous sculptures in the exhibition, each with lucid commentary by the editors or additional scholars. All of the text is helpfully cross-referenced for easy flipping.This book may not be of keen interest to most casual inquirers into ancient Greek and Roman art, but it may be for some. It is essential reading for the serious student of the classical world. The book is truly valuable for its comtemporary scholarship, including the latest conservatorial and technological advancements. The layout and photos are superb.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful. Troubled Catalogue for a Diminished Exhibition By Edward A. Mainzer Ancient Greek bronze statuary is a fascinating topic, reflecting the tremendous technical, artistic and philosophical achievements of the culture that produced it, but it is only partially captured by this volume. Composed to accompany a landmark exhibition that started in Florence (Italy) before moving to California and then concluding in Washington, DC, the essays reflect unresolved tensions between writing for the scholarly crowd (that, for example, knows Greek literature and terminology much of which is not defined here--the sole Appendix contains metallurgical analyses of select works, but there is no glossary) and a lay audience (who would, for example, have benefited from a careful, or indeed any meaningful explanation of how bronze casting was done). The book was available in time for the exhibit's first American showing at the J.P. Getty Museum, and then "out-of-print"; when it returned there was some hope that it had been updated for the showing at the National Gallery of Art (NGA), but unfortunately that is not the case. What is the case is that the NGA installation lacks the exhibition's acclaimed centerpiece, the Terme Boxer, which was returned to Rome in November 2015 for the Papal Jubilee. Also missing from the NGA are the sculptures which originally constituted the exhibit's entire concluding section (still featured in this book) on the iconic Spinario. Thus Power and Pathos will ultimately be unsatisfactory for many general readers seeking to gain an introduction to this fascinating topic and even more so for those trying to understand the exhibition on view during winter 2016 in Washington, DC, which as it happens includes one of the two Runners from the Villa dei Papiri (inv. 5627), which is discussed briefly in the book (figure 8.10), although not in a catalogue entry, and items that are not mentioned at all, including the fine Dancing Faun (of Pompeii), like the Runner a loan from the National Archaeological Museum of Naples, and Artemis and the Stag, a great work sadly disposed of a few years back by the misguided management of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, NY, and now in private hands. Caveat emptor!
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful. Brilliant exhibition well documented and illustrated By Blue in Washington Beautifully illustrated and printed catalog (366 pages) for a stunning exhibition that is currently on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington DC (originating from the Getty Museum in Los Angeles). The catalog is a clearly written and fascinating lesson in art history that goes well beyond the texts that accompany the actual exhibition. The focus of the show and catalog (should call it a book) is the bronze sculpture work of the two-hundred-or-so years of the Hellenistic period when the representation of the human form shifted to a more natural and/or realistic form. The artists were working in wax and bronze which allowed for inclusion of greater expression and physical detail--the results are startling and beautiful. The great pity is that the bronze medium was easily melted down and used for other things (often weapons), so much of the huge sculptural output of the period has been lost. A lot of the pieces in the exhibition have been recovered from shipwrecks and burial sites---truly accidental preservation.The sculpture pictured on the cover of the book is a stunner in person and well documented in the interior, but it is not atypical of the rest of the show which is just fantastic. If you can't make it to Washington DC before the end of the exhibition (March 20, 2016), you should consider buying this catalog.
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