Athenian black figure vases : a handbook
Boardman, John [1927-]
Athenian black figure vases : a handbook - London Thames and Hudson 1974 - 252 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm - World of art .
Sophie Laws collection
9780500201381 Includes bibliographical references and index. Athenian black figure vases bear the work of consummate artists, like Exekias, who depicted on them scenes of myth and everyday life which deepen our knowledge and understanding of Greek antiquity. John Boardman enables the reader to study the many aspects of the vases, and to grasp the essential style of a painter or group of painters, without having to consult a number of expensive, and not always easily available, publications. A final section is devoted to the mythological scenes and other decorative features of the vases.
0500201382
Vases, Black-figured--Greece
Vase-painting, Greek
738.382
Athenian black figure vases : a handbook - London Thames and Hudson 1974 - 252 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm - World of art .
Sophie Laws collection
9780500201381 Includes bibliographical references and index. Athenian black figure vases bear the work of consummate artists, like Exekias, who depicted on them scenes of myth and everyday life which deepen our knowledge and understanding of Greek antiquity. John Boardman enables the reader to study the many aspects of the vases, and to grasp the essential style of a painter or group of painters, without having to consult a number of expensive, and not always easily available, publications. A final section is devoted to the mythological scenes and other decorative features of the vases.
0500201382
Vases, Black-figured--Greece
Vase-painting, Greek
738.382