Greek Sculpture
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This book presents a new study of Greek large-scale bronze statuary of the late Archaic and Classical periods. It examines the discovery, origin, style, date, artistic attribution, identification, and interpretation of the surviving... more
This Bachelor-project (final thesis), which is the product of the author alone, addresses two questions: if Greek statues from the Classical Period - as generally perceived by the observer - have small penises, and why that is so, whether... more
Η παρούσα εργασία αναφέρεται στην καταγραφή, μελέτη και ανάδειξη των υπαίθριων γλυπτών (ανδριάντες, μνημεία, προτομές κτλ) της πόλης της Άρτας. Περιλαμβάνει την καταγραφή δεκαπέντε (15) γλυπτών της πόλης καθώς και παράρτημα με... more
A brief critique of scholarship on the Victory. The work is preliminary to a broader, more comprehensive study of the monument now in progress (ismark.info/archeo)
Avec Alexandre Farnoux, Emanuele Greco et Alain Schnapp, j’ai rédigé la partie consacrée au monde grec dans le premier tome d’une histoire générale de l’art, de la préhistoire à nos jours, d’un grand éditeur. On m’a confié dans ce volume... more
Le ricerche condotte sul Colle Madore, nel cuore della Sicilia centro-occidentale, hanno messo in luce resti archeologici che documentano uno dei periodi della storia antica dell’isola più interessanti per le grandi trasformazioni... more
PowerPoint di un approfondimento didattico per i ragazzi di classe Quarta di un'Istituto Alberghiero
Bu eserler Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı, Kültür Varlıkları ve Müzeler Genel Müdürlüğü'nün 27/04/2006 tarih ve B.16.0.KVM.200.11.02.02.14.01.222.11.(TA 014/G).65675 sayılı izni ile çalışılmıştır. Bahse konu malzeme üzerine başka izinler de... more
Although the inluence of Classical sculpture on Nazi monuments is well established , the use of classicizing imagery to promote the American eugenics movement is relatively unexplored. This paper analyses the use of Classical and... more
This paper attempts to reconstruct the main point(s) of view of the Vatican Laocoon Group by analysing the spatial design of the group. The focus lies on the composition lines and surfaces and also on the placing and movement of the... more
Chicago Spyropoulos, George. “Appropriation and Synthesis in the Villa of Herodes Atticus at Eva (Loukou), Greece.” In Egypt and the Classical World: Cross-Cultural Encounters in Antiquity, by Jeffrey Spier and Sara E. Cole. Los Angeles:... more
Die Kelten – sie sind edle Barbaren und mutige Krieger, zugleich aber auch Trunkenbolde, Frauenschänder und Menschenfresser. So wird es zumindest in antiken Geschichtsbüchern und Erdbeschreibungen dargestellt und auf einer Reihe... more
Princeton University Press (2007, paperback 2009).
Delos, history, finds
What is the relationship between art history and its objects? Responding to Jaś Elsner’s claim that art-historical writing is inevitably ekphrastic, this essay revisits a site of intense disciplinary anxiety—Johann Joachim Winckelmann’s... more
Fifty classical marble objects in the collections of the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University have been analyzed, making use of several complementary techniques to determine the quarry sources for the marble. This collaborative... more
Genealogische Verbindung der makedonischen Königsdynastie zu ihrem Ahnherren Herakles. Ausbreitung des Herakleskultes im Gefolge des Alexanderzuges. Bedeutung und Rezeption der Bronzestatuette des "Herakles Epitrapezios". Verschmelzung... more
During the Hellenistic period, Boeotia was one of the most important anthemion-stele producing centers in Greece. Due to the antiluxury decree of Demetrios of Phaleron (317-307 B.C.) in Athens, many Athenian artists immigrated to nearby... more
In the twenty-first century, famous antique statues have been reinterpreted by artists of very different backgrounds. A characteristic feature of the contemporary artwork is the use of unconventional sculptural materials such as paper,... more