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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton Tec University Art Museum
ISBN-100300101635
ISBN-139780300101638
eBay Product ID (ePID)2699491
Product Key Features
Book TitleCentaur's Smile : the Human Animal in Early Greek Art
Number of Pages424 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2003
TopicGeneral, History / Ancient & Classical, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals
IllustratorYes
GenreArt
AuthorJ. Michael Padgett
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height3.9 in
Item Weight91.1 Oz
Item Length11.2 in
Item Width9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2003-104045
Dewey Edition22
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Decimal704.9/47/0938
SynopsisHuman animals--such as centaurs, satyrs, sphinxes, sirens, and gorgons--as well as other composite creatures like Pan, Triton, and the Minotaur are extremely common in Greek myth, literature, theater, and the visual arts. Understanding the phenomenon of combining human and animal elements into composite creatures is central to our knowledge of the Greek imagination. This landmark book is the first to investigate representations of these human animals in early Greek art (ca. 850-450 B.C.). The Centaur's Smile discusses the oriental antecedents of these fantastic creatures, examining the influence of Egyptian and Near Eastern models on the formation of Greek monsters in the early Archaic period. Essays also explore the nature and origin of horse-men (centaurs and satyrs) and the ways in which they are represented in early Greek art. Furthermore, the book surveys the broader range of Greek composite creatures and discusses their evolving forms and changing roles and meaning. Over one hundred exquisite objects--all beautifully reproduced in color--are described and analyzed in detail. Among the featured works are reliefs and statuettes in stone, bronze, and terracotta; jewelry and metalwork in gold, silver, and electrum; engraved sealstones in rock crystal, jasper, and cornelian; and painted ceramic vases from Athens, Corinth, Rhodes, Miletus, Cyprus, and Etruria., Human animals - such as centaurs, satyrs, sphinxes, sirens and gorgons - as well as other composite creatures like Pan, Triton and the Minotaur are extremely common in Greek myth, literature, theatre and the visual arts. Understanding the phenomenon of combining human and animal elements into composite creatures is central to our knowledge of the Greek imagination. This is an investigation of the representations of these human animals in early Greek art (circa 850-450 BC). creatures, examining the influence of Egyptian and Near Eastern models on the formation of Greek monsters in the early Archaic period. Essays also explore the nature and origin of horse-men (centaurs and satyrs) and the ways in which they are represented in early Greek art. Furthermore, the book surveys the broader range of Greek composite creatures and discusses their evolving forms and changing roles and meaning. detail. Among the featured works are: reliefs and statuettes in stone, bronze and terracotta; jewellery and metalwork in gold, silver and electrum; engraved sealstones in rock crystal, jasper and cornelian; and painted ceramic vases from Athens, Corinth, Rhodes, Miletus, Cyprus and Etruria.
LC Classification NumberN5630
