Artists and Artistic Production in Ancient Greece

Kristen Seaman, Peter Schultz

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN: 9781107074460
• eBook ISBN: 9781108156486
• Topic: Art
• Subtopic: History of Ancient Art

Greek artists and architects were important social agents who played significant roles in the social, cultural, and economic life of the ancient Greek world. In Artists and Artistic Production in Ancient Greece, art historians, archaeologists, and historians explore the roles and impacts of artists and craftsmen in ancient Greek society. The contributing authors draw upon artistic, architectural, literary, epigraphical, and historical evidence to discuss a range of artists, architects, artistic media, and regions. They refer to historiography and modern theory, taking stock of the past while offering some new directions for future research. Incorporating a variety of methodological approaches and making use of often-neglected evidence, Artists and Artistic Production in Ancient Greece re-examines many long-held ideas and provides a deeper understanding of particular artists and architects, their works, and their social agency.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Table of contents
• List of illustrations
• List of contributors
• Preface
• 1 Introduction: Greek Artists, Yesterday and Today
• 2 The Social and Educational Background of Elite Greek Artists
• 3 Portrait of an Artist: Euthymides, Son of Pollias
• 4 Kritios and Nesiotes: Two Revolutionaries in Context
• 5 Craft Identity: Mosaics in the Hellenistic East
• 6 Artistic Choice and Constraint on Coins
• 7 Constructing Architects: The So-Called “Theseum Architect”
• 8 Euphranor
• 9 Politics and Personality? The Case of Kephisodotos the Younger
• 10 Artists’ Signatures on Archaic Greek Vases from Athens
• 11 Response: Reflections on Identity, Personality, and Originality
• Bibliography
• Index