How did the statues of ancient Greece wind up dictating art history in the West? How did the material culture of the Greeks and Romans come to be seen as "class

"Ancient Greek, Roman, and Etruscan civilizations come vividly to life in this selection of over one hundred highlights from the MFA's collection of Classical a

'The book is part of a series of introductory studies intended to bring the latest developments in art history to students and general readers. But it offers so

An inquiry into the foundations of European culture. The account ranges from the Greek Dark Ages to the Christianisation of Rome, revealing how the experience o

The frames of classical art are often seen as marginal to the images that they surround. Traditional art history has tended to view framing devices as supplemen