Hardcover
1992 · Washington
by Buitron-Oliver, Diana; Nicholas Gage
Washington: National Gallery of Art, 1992. Hardcover. VG-/VG- (light foxing, light shelfwear, chipping to dust jacket). Black cloth, gilt lettering, tan illustrated dust jacket, 164 pp. Numerous bw and color plates. Accompanies an exhibition of original works of classical Greek sculpture. "The book of a US travelling exhibition of `original works of classical Greek art, many of which have never before been displayed outside Greece.' The 40 works featured - all reproduced in full colour and in multiple views - include bronzes, marbles, friezes, and gravestones, among them such icons of the period as the Kritios Boy , Contemplative Athena , Cavalry from the Parthenon Frieze , and Nike Unbinding her Sandal . The text comprises an introduction by Nicholas Gage and essays by seven leading scholars, and others."- website.
(Inventory #: 17678)